Name/Title
Book Stand or Music Stand, from Schaeffer family, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
1983.24.1Description
Acc. No. 83.24.1
Subject Category: Household
Date or period: Circa 1900
Object: Stand, music or book
Description: Stand constructed of Douglas fir with a slanting top (2 sides), each side containing 4 horizontal splats. The top is supported by brackets that are attached to the stand legs. These legs in turn terminate into outstretched feet. As a decoration the various parts of the stand have been incised by a router.
Size: 373 inches tall, individual slanted top 15 inches wide, by 24 inches in length,
History of Object:
Book stand (or music), circa 1900, from the Geo. Schaeffer family, 2229 San Antonio Avenue. They ran a Park Street produce market for over 50 years.
Acquired from: Connie Ashby
Date: June 21, 1983Interpretative Labels
Label
4/6/2020 MvL: a paper tag is attached to the side with string, with the following information:
ACC. NO. 83.24.1
ITEM: Stand, book or music
HISTORY: Book stand, circa 1900, from the
Geo. Schaeffer family, 2229 San
Antonio Avenue. They ran a Park
Street produce market for over
50 years.
DONOR: Connie Ashby
6-21-1983