Secretary

Object/Artifact

-

Historic Charleston Foundation

Secretary

Secretary

Name/Title

Secretary

Entry/Object ID

M2018.004.001

Tags

Needs new photography, Needs review

Description

Secretary bookcase, American, possibly Charleston, SC, circa 1840 to 1860. Gothic Revival, made of mahogany, mahogany veneer, and curly mahogany veneer, Yellow poplar and other secondary woods, glass, brass A Gothic-revival secretary bookcase features a thin beveled cornice over gothic doors with four pointed-arch windows surrounded by thin astragal molded muntins, above two small drawers with wooden knobs. The bookcase sits on the back half of a lower chest with a slanted and hinged fallboard supported by sloping lopers, with three lower graduated drawers veneered with crotch mahogany veneer, and supported by four bulbous turned feet. The lower case features joined construction with bold heavy stiles and rails which frame recessed panels on the side.

Collection

Nathaniel Russell House

Acquisition

Accession

M2018.004

Source or Donor

Robert Christensen

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1840 - 1860

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Secretary

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Desk

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Location

Location

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Provenance

Notes

Descended through Russell Family and donated to HCF by Russell descendant

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

January 24, 2019

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

April 5, 2023