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Secretary and Bookcase
John Wills Jr.ca. 1810
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Williamsburg, United States
This secretary and bookcase belongs to a group of corner cupboards, secretaries and bookcases, and desk and bookcases attributed to the "Fluted Pilaster Group" and believed to have been made around Gaston or Lincoln County, North Carolina in the Catawba River Valley at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century. The monumental size of this piece and the extensive use of inlay and stringing suggest that it must have been owned by a wealthy or prominent family in that area.
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Details
- Title: Secretary and Bookcase
- Creator: John Wills Jr.
- Date Created: ca. 1810
- Location Created: America, North Carolina, Gaston County
- Physical Dimensions: OH: 116 1/4"; OW: 42 1/2"; OD: 20 3/4"
- Type: Secretary and Bookcase
- Rights: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Museum Purchase, The Sara and Fred Hoyt Furniture Fund and The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections Fund.
- External Link: Learn more about this object at Colonial Williamsburg's emuseum
- Medium: Cherry, yellow pine, mahogany, black walnut, and glass
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