Name/Title
Samuel Passmore Treadwell, Desk and bookcase, Portsmouth, 1858Entry/Object ID
2015.006Description
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
2015.006Source or Donor
Reid, Winona, Reid, MichaelAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Winona and Michael Reid in Memory of Gilman AbarMade/Created
Artist
Treadwell, Samuel P.Date made
1858Place
City
PortsmouthState/Province
New HampshireCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Signed on underside of hinged writing surface in pencilTranscription
"S.P. Treadwell / Portsmouth N.H. / Made 1858"Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
PencilDimensions
Height
49-1/4 inWidth
38 inDepth
26 inMaterials
Material
Mahogany, Mahogany veneer, white pine, BrassMaterial Notes
brass castersProvenance
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.
