Desk
William Tuck
(American, active1795–1838)
Washington Tuck
(American, active 1795–1838)
John Shaw
(American, 1745–1829)
about 1807
Object PlaceAnnapolis, Maryland
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, mahogany veneer, light-, dark- and stained-wood inlays; yellow pine
Dimensions83.2 x 92.1 x 58.4 cm (32 3/4 x 36 1/4 x 23 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Choate
Accession number63.12
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Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
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ProvenanceThis desk was used in the State House in Annapolis, probably in the House of Delegates Chamber about 1807. When the new furniture was constructed by John Needles of Baltimore in 1819 for the State House, he was given the old furniture as part payment. Much of the Senate furniture has descended in Annapolis families and must have been sold locally by the Needles. This desk was owned by Rear Admiral Albert Ross, who lived in the Brewer House on the Duke of Gloucester Street. It descended in his family for two generations, coming to Elizabeth Ross (Mrs. John Caswell), the sister-in-law of the donatrix, Mrs. Robert B. Choate of Danvers, Massachsuetts (Accession date January 9, 1963).
about 1790–1810
about 1790–1810
