Desk

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Desk

Entry/Object ID

VC.93.5

Description

Mahogany drop-front desk. Slanted front opens to reveal central door with 6-point star motif in parquetry, worked in dark and light woods. Inside compartment is a single drawer and open storage space. On either side of compartment: One long drawer over two shorter drawers, flanked by open "pigeon hole" compartments. Top of pigeon hole is shaped with cyma-curva-cyma-reversa. Chest consists of four pine drawers. Top drawer flanked by side slides. Brass bail pulls, keyholes surrounded by simple brass escutcheons. Bracket feet with bold shaping. Middle of skirt is distinguished by rope-like gadroon carving. Top has eleven dovetails on each side. Desk profile is low and wide.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1760 - 1790

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

42-1/8 in

Width

45-11/16 in

Depth

21-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 42 1/8 x 45 11/16 x 21 3/4 in. (107 x 116 x 55.2 cm)

Material

brass, Tulip poplar, Mahogany, Pine

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

Related Entries

Notes

VC.63.14 - Desk - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Related item: VC.63.14. Very similar drop-front desk with more elaborate escutcheons. Does not have inlay decoration or carving.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Lean-to Room