southern-chippendale-walnut-secretary-top
Lot 2201
Southern Chippendale Walnut Secretary Top
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Piedmont, North Carolina, late 18th century, poplar secondary, applied cove molded cornice, two hinged doors each with double raised panels, horizontal and vertical shelved interior with well at bottom, applied molding at base.

47 x 39 x 13.5 in., case width 35 in.

Property Deaccessioned from Old Salem and The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Deaccession number 2469-11

Exposed mortise and tenon construction to door frame. Rose-head nail construction to large vertical back boards.

Right upper door with cut/patch/repair to right corner; tight split to right side cornice; later knob/lock; some paint markings.