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Collections

Seymour, Thomas
Tambour Desk1794-1804

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Transatlantic Exchange and Its Legacies
Mahogany tambour secretary desk with three drawers, pagoda-style pediment, brass ring pulls, and a brass sphere finial, on tapered legs
Maker
Seymour, Thomas
United States, Massachusetts, Boston, 1771-1848
Maker
John Seymour
United States, Massachusetts, Boston, 1738-1819
Title
Tambour Desk
Place Made
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Date Made
1794-1804
Medium
Mahogany, satinwood inlays, pine, and ivory
Dimensions
62 × 41 × 20 in. (157.48 × 104.14 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Alice Braunfeld
Accession Number
M.2001.75.3
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art. New York: Thames and Hudson, 2003.