Desk

ca. 1770

With a thumb molded hinged lid opening to an interior with small drawers and valanced pigeon holes, centering a prospect door opening to an interior with a secret drawer and a small drawer and upright document drawers flanking; four full width drawers with original brass handles and seven oval escutcheons. Base moulding and scroll cut valance motif. Four ogee moulded feet. Chalk writing on left side of top long drawer. Two "4" written on underside of top long drawer. One numeral "2" on each side repair work on second long drawer. Pencil marked "3" on underside of third long drawer in upper right corner. Four pencil marked "3" on underside of third long drawer in lower left corner. Three pencil marked "4" on rear of underside of fourth long drawer. Long drawer beneath pigeonholes numbered "1" and "2" left to right. Lower drawer number one thru four, left to right. Numbers found along drawer sides.

American - New England

mahogany, brass

Overall: 43 1/2 x 50 3/4 x 25 in. (110.5 x 128.9 x 63.5 cm)

Donated to NRF by Robert P. Bunn, New York

2002.40