DESK

Category
FURNITURE
Object Name
DESK
Place Made
Perquimans County, North Carolina
Date
1760-1775
Materials
walnut __primary ||red cedar __secondary __drawer sides and back __Bradford L. Rauschenberg ||cypress __secondary __bottoms of large drawers __Bradford L. Rauschenberg ||yellow pine __secondary __back
Dimensions
[Overall Ht]41″ __[Overall Wdth]40 3/8″ __[Overall Depth]21 1/2″
Description
desk with fallboard behind which are eight pigeon holes. Under these are two tiers of small drawers the upper divided into two smaller drawers the lower the width of the two upper, between these a prospect door and two”secret” compartments. Below desk are four graduated drawers the whole sitting on straight bracket feet.
Object Location
private collection
Photo Number
S-3744
File Location
NCE-8-11
History
Descended through the Hollowell and Perry families of Perquimans County in the nineteenth century. See enclosure of inscription on back for further information.
Alterations-Condition
__ __ __feet and fallboard replaced
Sign/Marks
back of desk, black paint __” A.S. Jordon/Nags Head”
Joinery
Back: horizontal butt jointed boards set into routed sides and top.
Hardware
__ __ __brasses replaced
Details
wrought nails
Examined
Bradford L. Rauschenberg –Christine Minter –Frank L. Horton __Yes __Yes __07/30/1974