Desk, Slant-Top

Furniture

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Bytown Museum / Musée Bytown

Name/Title

Desk, Slant-Top

Entry/Object ID

E222

Description

One dark brown wooden desk with a lid that slants down in front and lifts revealing a storage drawer, the lid is secured to the desk with two hinges. The desk is supported by four spool legs, one at each corner. The front of lower drawer has a hole where a lock could have been fitted.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"Joseph Dolan"; "Frank NA"

Notes

Carved into the bottom of the desk lid.

Transcription

"G--Eastman"

Notes

Written in pencil on the bottom of the desk lid.

Transcription

"In memory of.."

Notes

Written on labels and stickers on the interior of the desk followed by a name.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Desk, Slant-Top

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Desk, Drop-Front

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Desk

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Search Terms

Furniture, Furniture, Furnishings

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Desk, Slant-Top

Dimensions

Height

87 cm

Width

91 cm

Depth

73 cm

Dimension Notes

Desk is approx. 130 cm high with Lid open

Material

Wood, Metal

Research Notes

Notes

This desk was used at the law offices of John Bower Lewis (1817-1874) and Charles Hamnett Pinhey (1828-1893), who were Ottawa-based barristers. They worked together between about 1857 and 1874. Later in its life, this desk was also used as a memorial of sorts. Carved inside the desk are the names of several Ottawans. One of them, Frank Nash, died in the First World War at the age of 19. Another, �Little� Lapointe, died of Spanish Influenza in 1918.