School Desk

Name/Title

School Desk

Entry/Object ID

0019.001

Description

old style school desk, seat and table, inkwell and pencil divot

Use

classroom

Cataloged By

SCS

Acquisition

Accession

0019

Source or Donor

Leroy and Doris Harsh

Acquisition Method

Gift

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Desk

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Desk, School

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Desk

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Material

Wood, Iron, Metal, Painted

Color

Red

Location

Building

Whitmer School

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 1, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jul 8, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Jul 8, 2025

Provenance

Notes

Desks were given to the Harshes by Leroy's father, Arternis Harsh, who lived in Preston Co., WV. He bought them locally. Leroy and Doris owned them for at least 30 years.

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

05/07/2007

Note Type

Number in Set

Note

2

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

June 20, 2007

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

March 2, 2026