Desk, Portable
- Object Name:
- Desk, Portable
- Object ID:
- 1933.001.25
- Place of Origin:
- England, probably
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Portable desk, with drawer. Mahogany, and rosewood veneer. Rectangular box, lid slopes downward toward the front. Small mother-of-pearl rectangle (nameplate) on center of lid. Lid veneered with rosewood on both exterior and interior, highly polished. Lock on box front, missing escutcheon. Box opens to reveal six compartments. Three compartments have lids; another is a well for holding pens and nibs. Compartment lids have small silver knobs. Mother-of-pearl escutcheon and key (which goes to box) are stored inside one compartment. Key is tagged and labeled, "SJS coin box / Jan 28th 1905". Drawer springs forward from front of box when pin (lock) is pulled up; drawer is of dovetail construction. Box lid attached to box with pair of brass hinges. Machined molding on bottom edge of box. Box bottom is lined with burgundy colored velvet.
- Material:
- Wood
Silver
Mother-of-Pearl - Dimensions:
- H-4.25 W-11.5 D-7.125 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell (1866-1970). No history given with this piece, but initials S.J.S. suggest that the box belonged to donor's sister, Susan E. Jewell Sanger (1854-1936).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
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