Samuel Passmore Treadwell, Desk and bookcase, Portsmouth, 1858
Entry/Object ID
2015.006
Description
Some losses to moldings and veneers; many original pieces were retained and are in a drawer. The legs are detachable.
Signed on underside of hinged writing surface in pencil: "S.P. Treadwell / Portsmouth N.H. / Made 1858"
Great deal of genealogical information in the object file.
Acquisition
Accession
2015.006
Source or Donor
Reid, Winona, Reid, Michael
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Winona and Michael Reid in Memory of Gilman Abar
Made/Created
Artist
Treadwell, Samuel P.
Date made
1858
Place
City
Portsmouth
State/Province
New Hampshire
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Location
Signed on underside of hinged writing surface in pencil
Transcription
"S.P. Treadwell / Portsmouth N.H. / Made 1858"
Language
English
Material/Technique
Pencil
Dimensions
Height
49-1/4 in
Width
38 in
Depth
26 in
Materials
Material
Mahogany, Pine, white, Brass
Material Notes
Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white pine, brass casters
Provenance
Notes
Signed and dated by Samuel Passmore Treadwell (1816-1906) of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1858;
by descent in the family to the donor, the great great granddaughter of the maker.
