Desk and Bookcase
- Object Name:
- Desk and Bookcase
- Object ID:
- 2006.018
- Place of Origin:
- New Hampshire
- Date:
- circa 1820
- Description:
- Desk and bookcase, c. 1820, owned by the Gibson family of Hillsborough and Concord, NH. Mahogany, mahogany veneer, and birch veneer; pine secondary wood. Removable bookcase with decorative pediment; three removable stylized urn finials on plinths; plinth on each rear corner; two doors, each with three arch-top panes of glass; and one shelf. Desk has cylinder (roll) top with two brass knobs; three drawers (two above and one below), with brass pulls; two pairs of interior drawers, each with two brass knobs, with horizontal compartment above each pair; three vertical interior compartments between the drawers; and pull-out slab writing surface with green felt. Reeded front legs; square tapered rear legs. Three keys.
- Material:
- Wood
Mahogany
Birch - Dimensions:
- H-74 W-40.6 D-20.8 inches
- Provenance:
- The desk and bookcase was owned by Charles Gibson (1831-1901) of Hillsborough, NH; then by his wife, Emily Coolidge Barnes Gibson; then by their son, Walter C. Gibson (1859-1925); then by Walter's son, Harold C. Gibson (1896-1985), owner of Gibson's Bookstore in Concord; and then by Harold's three daughters, who donated it to NHHS.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Patricia Gibson Baker, Barbara Gibson Johnson, and Joan Gibson Reid, in memory of Harold C. and Helen C. Gibson
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