desk, drop-front
secretaire a abattant
| Object Name: | desk, drop-front secretaire a abattant |
|---|---|
| Category: | Furnishings Ameublement et decoration |
| Material: | Wood, Pine Bois, Pin |
| Catalogue Number: | AL.80.61.8 |
| Accession Number: | AL.80.61.8 |
| Period: | 01-JAN-20 01-JAN-40 |
| Description: | Drop front desk-mahogany venger,brass fittings; One drop-front deskRectangular. Mahogany veneer on pine withbird's-eye maple veneer on interior compartments.Brass fittings. Butt joints. Drawers are dovetailed.Top is solid one piece overlapping board, triplecock-beaded edge. Added details: Baluster turnedcolumns at front corners; mushroom turned knobs;inset keyhole surriunds; pineapple carved frontfeet & turnip turned back feet. Two top slightoverhang drawers, second full length drawer isdrop-front, beneath are two full width graduateddrawers. Fronts have cock-bead edges. Interiorcompartments with three drawers on each side oftwo shallow open drawers above six arched pigeonholes.Writing surface has centrevfelt covered area; threepiece backboard with early nailsCondition good: surface dented & scratched withtop corner chipped. Some veneer chipped off at base.Replacement writing cloth. Keys missing.Assoc.: Possibly the work of James Hawes ofSt. John, N.B. See Cabinetmakers of the EasternSeaboard. C.H. Foss. |
| Narrative: | CONSERVATION DATE IS 1973 OR AFTER |
| Height: | 115.5 |
| Length: | 121 |
| Width: | 53.5 |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Institution: | Parcs Canada Parks Canada |
| Institution City: | Ottawa |
| Institution Province: | Ontario |