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CHIPPENDALE SLANT-LID DESK WITH PROVENANCE PERTAINING TO THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL Second Half of

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CHIPPENDALE SLANT-LID DESK WITH PROVENANCE PERTAINING TO THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL Second Half of

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CHIPPENDALE SLANT-LID DESK WITH PROVENANCE PERTAINING TO THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
Second Half of the 18th Century
Accompanying framed letter states the desk was made prior to 1775 by Benjamin Buswell of Amesbury, Massachusetts, who fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill and was rendered incapacitated until his death in August 1776. See additional provenance information below. In cherry. Slant lid encloses an assortment of drawers, pigeonholes and letter slides. Case with four graduated full-width drawers and a bracket base.
Height 40.5". Width 35". Depth 15.5".
Provenance:
Benjamin Buswell (1733-1776), husband of Judith Moody, of Amesbury, Massachusetts.
To his son, Dr. Benjamin Buswell (1767-1851), of Hopkinton, New Hampshire. It remained in his house until the death of the last of his twelve children.
Purchased by August G. Chase, granddaughter of Dr. Buswell, remaining in her possession until her death July 11, 1906.
Willed to Franklin Terry, another grandchild of Dr. Buswell.

Condition

Refinished. Repairs made to lid, one of the drawer fronts and at the hinges. Several stains to the top, minor other surface wear all over.

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CHIPPENDALE SLANT-LID DESK WITH PROVENANCE PERTAINING TO THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL Second Half of

Name: CHIPPENDALE SLANT-LID DESK WITH PROVENANCE PERTAINING TO THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL Second Half of
SKU: 131372887
Price: 400 USD
Availability: InStock