fbpx

Writing Box

Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1844-1864

GUSN

GUSN-60606

Description

Brown; rectangular; compartmentalized & collapsible; molded borders

Details

Descriptive Terms

portable desks
desks
DESK, PORTABLE

Associated Person

Harper, J. W.
Dutton, E. P.

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Combs (Maker)

Dimensions

7.75 x 15.5 x 11 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.2550

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].