Desk

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Desk

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.51

Description

Desk with slant top inlaid with burled veneer in two large squares trimmed with feather-edge moldings: brass lock and key; pierced and etched lozenge-shaped escutcheons; pulls with wooden knobs support top when open; pair of small top drawers above two long ones in case, all have veneer matching the top; single arch molding trims top and drawers; cyma moldings along base; plain walnut sides, cyma moldings; four ball-on-disk feet; on interior: ten pigeon-holes, five small drawers; central area crowned by bracket of straight and cyma-curved pattern; tear-drop pulls on two drawers; other three having round brass knobs; sliding piece on floor of desk, trimmed with single-arch molding, pushes back under pigeon-holes, to reveal storage space above drawers of case.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1690 - 1710

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Closed

Height

41-1/4 in

Width

20 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 41 1/4 x 20 in. (104.8 x 50.8 cm)

Dimension Description

Open

Width

34-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 34 1/2 in. (87.6 cm)

Material

Maple, brass, Walnut (burl)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Three brass knobs on the small interior drawers are replacements; as are exterior brass drops.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

N.B.: Influence of Dutch Baroque style, present in N.Y., N.J., Pa., seen in feet. Cf. to feet of various kasen at Van Cortlandt.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Old Parlour