Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Child's rolltop desk
Object name
Child's rolltop desk
Date
1890-1920
Medium
Ash; pine, poplar
Dimensions
Overall: 32 3/4 x 23 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. ( 83.2 x 59.1 x 33.7 cm )
Description
Child's ash fall-front desk; curved front with hinged lower section that forms writing surface and upper section that swivels back to be concealed in space surrounding four interior compartments, both sections with tambour-like wooden strips applied to simulate the appearance of a rolltop; with one top drawer, a lower book shelf joining the two shaped boards that form the sides of the desk, and panelled back.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Samuel White Patterson
Object Number
1943.290
Marks
handwritten in ink: on front edges of interior compartments (in what appear to be Greek or Slavic letters): "Ets Tor Meusiova KN
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
