Slant-top Desk

Furniture

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Lincoln County Historical Association

Name/Title

Slant-top Desk

Description

Maple Slant-top Desk on straight bracket feet. Interior with two tiers of drawers and seven cubby holes of which the center one has a blocked drawer.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

American, unknown

Role

Cabinetmaker

Date made

1770 - 1790

Time Period

18th Century

Place

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Plaque on interior

Transcription

"Elknanah Young (1745-1832). One member of the Boston Tea Party"

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

105 cm

Width

98 cm

Depth

49 cm

Materials

Material

Wood (maple), White Pine

Material Notes

White Pine secondary wood for the drawer sides and bottom.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

The lid was dropped at some point resulting in repair to the hinges which are probably replaced. The brasses also appear to be replaced.