id:			153529
accession number:	1987.11
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1987.11
updated:		2025-06-10 11:10:06.798000

Tambour Desk, c. 1800. John Seymour (American, 1738–1818), Thomas Seymour (American, 1771–1848). Mahogany, brass and enamel pulls; overall: 105.4 x 96 x 49.9 cm (41 1/2 x 37 13/16 x 19 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1987.11

title:				Tambour Desk
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creation date:			c. 1800
creation date earliest:		1795
creation date latest:		1805
current location:		205 Federal American
creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
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culture:	America, Boston, early 19th Century
technique:	mahogany, brass and enamel pulls
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Furniture
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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CREATORS

* John Seymour (American, 1738–1818)  - fabricated by

* Thomas Seymour (American, 1771–1848)  - fabricated by

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measurements: Overall: 105.4 x 96 x 49.9 cm (41 1/2 x 37 13/16 x 19 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1987
	opening date:   1988-02-24T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1987</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Winthrop Carter Family, Portsmouth, New Hamsphire; (Israel Sack, New York); Mrs. Louisa Warren, New Canaan, Connecticut; (Israel Sack, New York).
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1987.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 75, no. 2 (February 1988): 30–71.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 55; Mentioned: p. 66, no. 26
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25160017

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IMAGES

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