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According to the Zimmerman and Levy article, there are two inscriptions on the desk. Only one inscription, [Made by Richd Walker] is photographed and included in the DAPC information sheet, and according to the article, it is located on the side of the right-hand document drawer. There is no mention of the second inscription in the item's DAPC information sheet, but the article states that it is located on the side of the left-hand document drawer of the desk. In the article, Zimmerman and Levy attempt to transcribe the second inscription: [two illegible lines] / [illegible]ker [illegible]Iden / bound unto the Godly / Son of the adore Sd / Town and Country / man]. About the second inscription, Zimmerman and Levy state, "Despite the illegible sections, inscription documents an indenture, a common practice in which an apprentice learns the mysteries of a trade from his master. In due time an accomplished young artisan might set up his own shop and make furniture in the manner of, yet different from, that of his teacher. Structural and design variations that result from different hands?Çöand possibly closely related but different shops?Çömay better account for the range of workmanship and design in evidence among the larger furniture group." (Zimmerman and Levy, An Important Block-Front Desk, 440).    This desk is nearly identical to a desk-and-bookcase owned by Winterthur, DAPC_1993-0083, attributed to maker John Welch. It is also similar to other items: a desk-and-bookcase owned by the Milwaukee Art Museum and a desk sold in 1922 James Paxton Temple sale, lot 1349. Zimmerman and Levy argue that this desk made by Walker has certain attributes that suggest these pieces are all related and thus, further study might reveal previously unknown information about the pieces, like, perhaps, the provenance of the desk-and-bookcase owned by the Milwaukee Art Museum discussed by Brock Jobe in the article, "A Boston Desk-and-Bookcase at the Milwaukee Art Museum," Antiques 140, no. 3 (September 1991), page 415."},{"label":"Subjects (AAT)","value":["Slant-front desks","Fall-front desks"]},{"label":"Subjects","value":["Desks"]},{"label":"Bibliography","value":"Article: Philip D. Zimmerman and Frank M. Levy, "An Important Block-Front Desk by Richard Walker of Boston," Antiques 147, no. 3 (March 1995): 436-441."},{"label":"Dimensions","value":"Height 43.5 in. (110.5 cm), Width 38.5 in. (97.8 cm), Depth 23.25 in. (59.1 cm)"},{"label":"Description","value":"Walnut blockfront desk with secondary woods of pine and oak. Desk has four drawers of varying heights and an Inlaid decoration of open vase with flowers that is visible when desk is closed. Desk is also inlaid around each drawer. Bracket feet. When open, desk has four pigeonholes on each side as well as a center compartment with a door that bears a flower inlay design and lock and is flanked by two turned columns. Beneath the slots on either side are four smaller drawers with outline inlay similar to the larger drawers on the desk."},{"label":"Date Digitized","value":"10/3/2017"},{"label":"Marks, Signatures, and Inscriptions","value":"Signed: [Made by Richd Walker]."},{"label":"Materials","value":"Walnut; Pine; Oak; Brass"},{"label":"Style","value":["Queen Anne"]},{"label":"Basis of Date","value":"Date range based on known working dates of Richard Walker."},{"label":"Date (EDTF)","value":"D:00 M:00 Y:1725 - D:00 M:00 Y:1745"},{"label":"Basis of Origin","value":"Richard Walker was a carpenter active in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1731 to 1761."},{"label":"Place of Origin","value":"Boston, Massachusetts"},{"label":"Basis of Maker Attribution","value":"Signed by maker."},{"label":"Maker","value":["Walker, Richard, cabinetmaker, active about 1731-about 1780"]},{"label":"Other Name","value":"Secretary; Secretary desk; Fall-front desk; Bureau-cabinet; Drop-front desk; Straight-front desk; Drop-front cabinet"},{"label":"Object Type","value":["Desk"]},{"label":"Object Use","value":"Case furniture"},{"label":"Category","value":"Furniture"},{"label":"Title","value":"Slant-front desk"},{"label":"Date Modified","value":"7/18/2018"}],"description":"Slant-front 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