Tambour Desk
- Maker
- John Seymour, American (born England), 1738–1816
Thomas Seymour, American (born England), 1771–1848 - Date
- 1804–10
- Material
- Mahogany, satinwood, rosewood, pine, possibly cedar, and other woods, with brass hardware and replaced velvet
- Made in
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Furniture
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 137
- Dimensions
- 48 1/4 x 37 5/8 x 21 1/2 in. (122.6 x 95.6 x 54.6 cm)
- Credit Line
- Funds given by Florence K. Imse in memory of Robert R. Imse, and Museum Shop Fund
- Rights
- Contact Us
- Object Number
- 48:2005a,b
Provenance
by 1946 - still in 1973
Mitchel (1889–1973) and Mary Taradash, New York, NY [1]
- 1989
Catherine Dolan, acquired from her sister, Mary Taradash
1989 - 1999
Israel Sack, Inc., New York, NY, purchased from Catherine Dolan
1999 - 2005
Richard R. Chilton, New York, NY (represented by Albert M. Sack), purchased from Israel Sack, Inc.
2005 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Richard R. Chilton, represented by Albert M. Sack [2]
Notes:
The main source for provenance information is an email from Albert Sack to David Conradsen, Saint Louis Art Museum, dated May 27, 2005 [SLAM document files]. Additional supporting documents are noted.
[1] Published in 1946 as being in the Taradash collection ["American Furniture in the Taradash Collection." "Antiques," Volume L, number 6, 1946, page 395; see also "Death Index Record," Ancestry.com, accessed January 19, 2006].
[2] Invoice dated May 23, 2005 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, June 30, 2005.
Mitchel (1889–1973) and Mary Taradash, New York, NY [1]
- 1989
Catherine Dolan, acquired from her sister, Mary Taradash
1989 - 1999
Israel Sack, Inc., New York, NY, purchased from Catherine Dolan
1999 - 2005
Richard R. Chilton, New York, NY (represented by Albert M. Sack), purchased from Israel Sack, Inc.
2005 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Richard R. Chilton, represented by Albert M. Sack [2]
Notes:
The main source for provenance information is an email from Albert Sack to David Conradsen, Saint Louis Art Museum, dated May 27, 2005 [SLAM document files]. Additional supporting documents are noted.
[1] Published in 1946 as being in the Taradash collection ["American Furniture in the Taradash Collection." "Antiques," Volume L, number 6, 1946, page 395; see also "Death Index Record," Ancestry.com, accessed January 19, 2006].
[2] Invoice dated May 23, 2005 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, June 30, 2005.