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Davenport Desk

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1875-1890

GUSN

GUSN-11799

Description

An Eastlake Davenport desk with a hinged slant lid and a green felt fitted interior. It has a pierced fretwork gallery, paneled and beaded front/back/left side, and four drawers on the right side. It has incised and decorative brackets that support the overhanging top and is on casters.

Details

Descriptive Terms

writing desks
desks
felt (textile)
mahogany (wood)
veneer
walnut (wood)
Eastlake
Arts and Crafts (movement)
Desk

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

37 3/4 x 23 1/2 x 23 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Agnes Lawrence Little

Accession Number

1983.149

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