Desk
Annapolis Heritage Society
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| Object Name: | Desk |
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| Object Type: | Portable |
| Category: | Storage & Display Furniture Visual Communication T&E |
| Material: | wood paper metal |
| Accession Number: | 2021.28 |
| Earliest Production Date: | 1921-01-01 |
| Latest Production Date: | 1921-12-31 |
| Description: | Wooden portable desk with a surface that can be flipped and set up in different positions in relation to the base. The base contains storage space, parts of the mechanism for adjustment, and a paper set up like a scroll which can be scrolled through using the knobs that protrude from the sides of the base. The paper is illustrated with educational information. The bottom of the desk has a world map on it; the surface has one side which is smoother with a bird painted on it. |
| Narrative: | Originally given to Helen Rose for Christmas in 1921. |
| History of Use: | Would usually be set up for use in an L-shape with desk part horizontal and base part vertical. Would be used to learn from and as a desk to write and draw on. |
| Height: | 44cm |
| Width: | 58.5cm |
| Depth: | 7.5cm |
| Institution: |
Annapolis Heritage Society
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| Institution City: | Annapolis Royal |
| Institution Province: | Nova Scotia |