Slant-front Desks

Date1755-1780

Terms

Slant-front Desks
Eastern White Pine
Mahogany
Red Pine
Spruce
Marblehead

Dimensions109.14 × 104.06 × 53.3 cm (42 15/16 × 41 × 21 in.)

MarkingsPaper label with writing behind center drop molding. The desk bears a number of old chalk marks, including "X" on most drawer dividers and drawer backs, a large "V" on the underside of the case bottom, and "38 1/2 D Glin / Soold 10 Jan / 4 h June / Moidor" on the side of the right document drawer in the desk interior.

Credit LineGift of Cummings E. Davis (1886)

Object numberF707

DescriptionMahogany, red pine, spruce, eastern white pine. Stands on 4 claw and ball feet. Deep scallop extending like an apron below the lower molding in the center front and is carved with an inverted rising sun design. Drawers overlap. Brasses are in the willow pattern and are 3

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