Drop-Front Desk

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Drop-Front Desk

Entry/Object ID

1949.28

Description

Maple and white pine drop-front desk. The desk has 4 front drawers, each with 2 batwing pulls and a central escutcheon. The angled top drops down to form a writing surface and reveals 4 small drawers, 8 pigeonholes, and a central compartment.

Context

Owned by Jonas Galusha in Shaftsbury, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1949.28

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1785

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Desk, Slant-Top

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Desk, Drop-Front

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Desk

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

42-1/2 in

Width

37-1/4 in

Depth

19 in

Material

White Pine, Maple

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Galusha, Jonas (1753–1834)

Related Places

Place

Town

Shaftsbury

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America