Spanish Colonial Escritorio

Furniture

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Frances M. Maguire Art Museum

Spanish Colonial Escritorio: Opened
Spanish Colonial Escritorio

Opened

Name/Title

Spanish Colonial Escritorio

Entry/Object ID

2005.8.3

Description

18th-c. Spanish Colonial escritorio or traveler’s desk and document box. Made of walnut wood and affixed with iron fittings, the escritorio has an open space in the center and seven drawers around the opening.

Use

Traveler’s desk and document box

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Desk - Drop Front

Furniture Style

Spanish Colonial

Made/Created

Time Period

18th Century

Dimensions

Height

13-1/4 in

Width

23 in

Depth

12 in

Material

Walnut Wood, Iron

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Credit Line

Label

Gift of Joseph and Ruth Peters