This fine example of the federal period in Boston made for John Hooper with direct ownership in one family, attributed to Seymour cabinetmakers of Boston MA. The mahogany ladies tambour desk is in two sections, the Top section having two inlaid drawers with rosewood veneers above two tambour slides opening to pigeonhole sections and drawers with original robin’s egg blue paint typically associated with desks by these makers. Thecenter prospect door has a center mitered satinwood inlaid oval urn spray of flowers opening to smaller interior mahogany drawers. The fold down writing platform is above four tiger maple and mahogany banded inlaid drawers on an arched scalloped apron with tall feet.

Seymour attribution is based on similar examples of construction noted in the study by Robert Mussey Associates on Seymour cabinetmakers.