Portable desk

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Portable desk

Entry/Object ID

SS.70.5

Description

Large rectangular box with hinged lid slanting downward from front to back hinges: oval brass escutcheon with pointed ends set in center front; long drawer with turned wooden knob in lower left side; opens to a solid slanting surface covered with green felt; top and bottom surfaces hinged from middle with plain tills beneath; top section above writing surfaces divided into a row of compartments, with four small square tills, one with a loose lid with an ivory knob, flanking a long rectangular till with a removable convex bottom.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Date made: 1800 - 1850 (?)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Closed

Height

6-7/16 in

Width

17-3/4 in

Depth

10-7/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 7/16 x 17 3/4 x 10 7/16 in. (16.4 x 45.1 x 26.5 cm)

Dimension Description

Open

Height

5-1/8 in

Width

17-3/4 in

Depth

21 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 1/8 x 17 3/4 x 21 in. (13 x 45.1 x 53.3 cm)

Material

Mahogany, Felt, brass, Poplar, ivory

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Loose piece on left side of both writing surfaces, veneer missing bottom left corner (piece in left square till).

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hoffman Family

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Sarah Matilda Hoffman (1791-1809)

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Front Guest Bedroom