Desk

Furniture

Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Desk

Entry/Object ID

0002.015

Description

Handmade writer's desk, repaired and painted

Cataloged By

Dr. James R. Brunk

Acquisition

Accession

0002

Source or Donor

Dr. James R. Brunk, Thelma K. Brunk

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Item on loan

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Desk

Made/Created

Time Period

Late 19th Century, 19th Century

Place

Region

Shenandoah Valley

State/Province

Virginia

Continent

North America

Notes

Homemade

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Desk

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

38 in

Width

31 in

Depth

28 in

Material

Hard Pine, Wood, Painted

Color

Gray, Purple

Location

Room

Funk-Kline Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 3, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 17, 2025

Inventory Project

INV2009.1

Inventoried Date

May 9, 2009

Inventory Project

INV2008.1

Inventoried Date

Sep 4, 2008

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Very Good

Maintenance

Required Maintenance

repaired by grandson Robert J. Brunk, cleaned and repainted repaired on inside lid 2008

Provenance

Notes

Used in greenhouse showroom by Lena Gertrude (Burkholder) Brunk for years before her death in 1948. She was a daughter of Dr. John D. and Isa Dora (Humbert) Burkholder, and the mother of James R. Brunk.

Intake

Loan In

L0002

Lender

Dr. James R. Brunk

Actual Arrival Date

Sep 1, 2008

Requested Return Date

Sep 1, 2013

Notes

Indefinite loan

General Notes

Note Type

Date Recieved

Note

09/12/2007

Created By

Sherrie R. Johndrow

Create Date

April 28, 2008

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 28, 2026