Name/Title
SecretaryEntry/Object ID
VC.58.128Description
Top: heavy cyma molding crowns tall rectangular cabinet; narrow applied molding above two tall doors, each with a beveled inserted rectangular panel; scrolled bell-metal key escutcheons.
Interior: three adjustable shelves supported on side grooves; uprights between shelves have been inserted to create pigeonholes, labeled in script on paper with such titles as: "Old Letters C. Van Wyck & others," "Old Letters G. and C. Beekman," "Old Letters P.S. & A. Van Rensselaer," etc.
Desk: slant-top below flat area to support top within molded edge; two small drawers above three large ones; bracket feet and small flat drop in center of skirt below base of cyma molding; pierced Chippendale key escutcheons on slant top and three long lower drawers; eight escutcheons with bails on drawers; pulls with small knobs at either side under slant top - which pull out to support top; all metal is bell metal.
Interior: central indentation with five drawers, graduating from small to larger downward; flanking these, tall rectangular drawers faced with pilasters; flanking these, groups of three pigeon-holes, with bracket decorations on tops and two small drawers above longer one resting on shelf; shelf which drops faced with green baise.
Key: brass with scrolled end.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
MakerDate made
circa 1760 - 1775Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
closedHeight
87 inWidth
21 inDepth
40-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 87 x 21 x 40 1/2 in. (221 x 53.3 x 102.9 cm)Dimension Description
OpenHeight
87 inWidth
34-1/2 inDepth
40-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 87 x 34 1/2 x 40 1/2 in. (221 x 87.6 x 102.9 cm)Material
Poplar, Baize, brass, Cherry, Varnish or, Pine, Bell-metal, GumwoodCondition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Baise replaced 1954: top & base secured together, 1959.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Van Cortlandt Family, UnknownNotes
Former ownerGeneral Notes
Note Type
General NoteNote
Van Cortlandt family possessionNote Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Parlour
