c. 1760 - 1780 Marblehead or Salem, Massachusetts Mahogany; eastern white pine
94 x 45 1/8 x 25 3/8 in. (238.8 x 114.6 x 64.5 cm)
This elaborate oxbow desk and bookcase belonged to Robert Hooper, a Marblehead, Massachusetts, a merchant who achieved enormous success through trade with the West Indies. [more]
Chest of Drawers
c. 1770 - 1785 Boston, Massachusetts Mahogany; Eastern white pine
30 7/16 x 35 7/8 x 20 in. (77.3 x 91.1 x 50.8 cm)
Made of boldly, stripe-figured mahogany four inches thick, this chest has been widely acclaimed as a "tour de force" of the bombe' form. [more]
Armchair
c. 1766 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mahogany; white oak
40 5/8 x 28 1/8 x 28 5/8 in. (103.1 x 71.5 x 72.7 cm)
Few pieces of furniture evoke the magnificence to which Philadelphia's elite aspired during the colonial period as well as this armchair. [more]
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