Desk

Object Name:

Desk

Object ID:

1957.065.03.08

Date:

1725-1750

Description:

Desk-on-Frame, William and Mary style. Maple, walnut, and pine. Red-brown paint with green landing. Drop-front top case, over a single full-width drawer. Desk front attached to case with two screwed hinges, and has bread-board ends; desk front rests upon two lopers, with small brass knobs. Interior of desk divided into three vertical sections: center writing section and shelves on left and right. Center section has a narrow shelf in the rear, and a "trap door" sliding compartment toward the front. Left and right sections each have two deep shelves. Drawer has pair of bat-wing cut brass drawer pulls and a cut brass escutcheon. Case sits on four baluster-turned legs, ending in ball feet on a pad. Four baluster-turned stretchers. Molding around casing. Drawer is of dovetail construction; frame of pegged construction. No bottom board present. Intials DJF painted on right end twice, once in script.

Material:

Wood
Maple
Walnut
Pine
Metal
Brass

Dimensions:

H-41.25 W-31.5 D-18.5 inches

Provenance:

From the Katharine Prentis Murphy and Edmund Astley Prentis collection. "From New Hampshire" according to early Prenits Room literature. Acquired by donor prior to 1950 when it was pictured in "the Connecticut Home of Mrs. Katharine Prentis Murphy" in Antiques (June 1950).

Credit Line:

Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy and Edmund Astley Prentis Jr., in Memory of David Edward Murphy

People:

Murphy, Katharine Prentis (1882-1967), Prentis, Edmund Astley, Jr. (1883-1967), Murphy, David E. (1859-1919)