Museum Collections
Luce Center
Desk
Object name
Desk
Date
1760-1780
Medium
Mahogany, tulip poplar, pine
Dimensions
Overall: 44 x 43 3/4 x 23 1/2 in. ( 111.8 x 111.1 x 59.7 cm )
Description
Mahogany Chippendale slant-top desk; hinged slant-top opens to rest on two lopers; interior central prospect drawer flanked by four pigeonholes with serpentine arches over two banks of two drawers; case contains four graduated drawers (with no dust boards) with brass bail handles, locks, and escutcheons (probably replacement brasses); ogee-bracket feet in rear, ball-and-claw feet with foliate scrolls on knee and carved knee brackets at front.
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number
1929.119
Gallery Label
According to family history, this is the desk on which George Washington signed the death warrant of Major John Andr
Bibliography
Bach, Debra Schmidt. "Witness to history: Furniture and historic relics." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 162-167.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





