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Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Rocking Chair
Maker: George Jakob Hunzinger, American, 1835–1898
Date: 
Patented 1869
Medium: 
Walnut
Accession Number: 
2012.84.1
Culture: 
American
Period: 
19th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Desk and Bookcase
Maker, attributed to: Isaac Fitch, American, 1734–1791
Date: 
ca. 1769
Medium: 
Mahogany; eastern white pine; lowest backboard, chestnut; drawer fronts on desk interior, Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata); bookcase: mahogany; top, bottom, red oak; backboards, shelves, added top, American black cherry
Accession Number: 
1955.50.1
Culture: 
American
Period: 
18th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Sofa
Maker, possibly by: Duncan Phyfe, American, 1768–1854
Date: 
1805–15
Medium: 
Mahogany
Accession Number: 
1930.2006
Culture: 
American
Period: 
19th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Gentleman’s secretary
Date: 
1790–1815
Medium: 
Mahogany, mahogany veneer, a burl veneer, light- and dark-wood inlays; eastern white pine; some drawer runners, replaced, yellow poplar
Accession Number: 
1930.2016
Culture: 
American
Period: 
18th–19th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Library bookcase
Date: 
1790–1815
Medium: 
Mahogany; doors; drawer fronts, mahogany veneer with light- and dark- wood inlays; drawer linings, red cedar (Juniperus spp.), probably southern red cedar (J. Silicola); drawer runners in center cupboard of lower case, bald cypress (Taxodium distuchum); framing of pediment, eastern white pine; drawer fronts and valances in secretary drawer, holly (Ilex opaca); some repairs in lower case, hard maple
Accession Number: 
1930.2023
Culture: 
American
Period: 
18th–19th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Preproduction 682 Lounge Chair with Arms
Designer: Charles Eames, American, 1907–1978
Designer: Ray Eames, American, 1912–1988
Manufacturer: Herman Miller, Inc., American, founded 1923
Date: 
1958
Medium: 
Aluminum and Naugahyde
Accession Number: 
2012.151.1
Culture: 
American
Period: 
20th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Desk
Date: 
1805–15
Medium: 
Mahogany and yellow poplar
Accession Number: 
2013.23.1a-c
Culture: 
American
Period: 
19th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Cupboard
Date: 
1670–1700
Medium: 
Frame, white oak; light and dark "checkerboard" inlays, raised, beveled moldings, American black walnut (dark heartwood and light sapwood); applied spindles, bosses soft maple; other applied moldings, eastern red cedar; side panels of lower case, lower left back panel of lower case, chestnut; some replaced elements, yellow poplar
Accession Number: 
1930.2271
Culture: 
American
Period: 
17th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Desk and bookcase
Date: 
1760–90
Medium: 
American black cherry, including bookshelves and lopers; eastern white pine
Accession Number: 
1930.2276
Culture: 
American
Period: 
18th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Desk
Date: 
1755–95
Medium: 
American black cherry; eastern white pine
Accession Number: 
1930.2277
Culture: 
American
Period: 
18th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

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