Desk, Portable
- Object Name:
- Desk, Portable
- Object ID:
- 1990.032.01
- Date:
- 1880-1890
- Description:
- Portable Desk. Wood. Rectangular box that opens on a slant, creating a slightly angled writing surface. Brown finish and black painted bands (note that bands do not line up from top to side). Hinged cover with silver nameplate (blank). Edge of lid beveled; bevel painted black. Diamond-shaped escutcheon. Two large compartments inside, with hinged covers. Blue velvet on writing surface. Two inkwell compartments. One pen and nib compartment with removable cover. Printed paper label on side of one inkwell compartment: "J. M. Bachelder, / Watches, Jewelry, / and Fancy Goods, / PITTSFIELD, N. H." Illegible handwriting on bottom of box, includes, "Gil".
- Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-4 W-12 D-8 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased from an antiques dealer. Box has label of James Marian Bachelder (1850-1900), jeweler and merchant in Pittsfield, NH, 1880s-90s.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Bachelder, James M. (1850-1900)
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