Portable desk

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Portable desk

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.621

Description

Desk box: Green painted; slant-fronted top of tongue and groove joined boards, with thumbnail molding about edges, strip of molding across front as book-holder, strap hinges; box itself assembled with rabbeted joints, and finished with simple cove molding about bottom; simple oval key escutcheon; interior contains three compartments, one drawer with wooden pull.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1734 - 1767 Date made: r. 1734 - 1767

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-1/4 in

Width

22 in

Depth

21 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 22 x 21 in. (21 x 55.9 x 53.3 cm)

Material

Iron, Pine

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Paint original.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Complex, Ferry House - Lean-to Chamber