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Tambour Desk

c. 1800
fabricated by

John Seymour

(American, 1738–1818)
fabricated by

Thomas Seymour

(American, 1771–1848)
Culture
America, Boston, early 19th Century
Medium
mahogany, brass and enamel pulls
Measurements
Overall: 105.4 x 96 x 49.9 cm (41 1/2 x 37 13/16 x 19 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1987.11
Public Domain
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Location
205 Federal American
Print

Description

The severely rectilinear form, delicate inlay, sliding tambour doors, and blue-painted interior of this small desk relate it to the work of the English-born cabinetmaker John Seymour and his son, Thomas, who were in partnership in Boston during the years around 1800. The Seymours made some of the most sophisticated American furniture in the Hepplewhite style, so-called from the Englishman whose publication of furniture designs was widely influential on both sides of the Atlantic.

Tambour Desk

c. 1800

John Seymour, Thomas Seymour

(American, 1738–1818), (American, 1771–1848)
America, Boston, early 19th Century

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