Desk and bookcase
1765–85
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, pine, gilt wood, brass
Dimensions241.3 x 106.0 x 62.9 cm (95 x 41 3/4 x 24 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Alice F. Sprague in memory of her mother Frances E. Cutler Sprague
Accession number29.4
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
1. 1842 Boston City directory lists Foster Low, carpenter, at 45 Pleasant Street and Micah Cutler, housewright, at 51 Pleasant Street. Foster Low died in 1847.
2. Micah Cutler's daughter, Frances (1842-1910) married Francis (Frank) W. Sprague (1842- 1930) and they had a daughter, Alice F. Sprague (b. 1875).
about 1800-1815
about 1810
probably late nineteenth century