Collection Highlights
View of St. Patrick's Cathedral from Inside Rockefeller Center: Study for a Set of Painted Doors
2002
2002.46
Gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on gray paper
Support the New-York Historical Society
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Lap desk
Object name
Lap desk
Date
1800-1860
Medium
Wood, brass, oilcloth
Dimensions
Overall: 6 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. ( 16.5 x 49.5 x 27.6 cm )
Description
Portable wooden writing desk decorated with brass inlay; both top and front of box decorated with a rectangle with concave chamfered corners outlined in brass, with similarly shaped escutcheons at center top and surrounding keyhole in front; brass strips applied to edges of top and bottom, corners, and elsewhere; slanted square writing surface covered in oilcloth, the two sections of which conceal interior compartments; trough along front (top) edge for implements and accessories; rectangular compartment in side for (missing) drawer; rectangular brass handle on one side.
Credit Line
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Object Number
1948.542
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
