Desk, Drop-front
- Object Name:
- Desk, Drop-front
- Date:
- 1773
- Material:
- wood
- Dimensions:
- H-8.25 W-4.5 inches
- Description:
- Slant top maple desk with four drawers, made by Abijah Wilder in Keene, NH in 1773, as marked.
Constructed of tiger maple in the Chippendale style. 4-drawer. Slant front desk rests on pull-out lopers/supports with brass knobs. Bracket feet with plain apron. Top drawer smaller than the bottom three drawers. Butterfly pulls and escutcheons, not pierced. Interior has one row of pigeon holes and one bank of drawers with brass knobs. - Provenance:
- This desk was made by Abijah Wilder in Keene in 1773. It was acquired by the parent of Michael Winer in the 1930s or 1940s and donated by him to the Historical Society in 2011
- Subjects:
- Wilder, Abijah, Desk, Furniture
- People:
- Wilder, Abijah
- Item Number:
- 2011.52
- Accession Number:
- 2011.52
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Historical Society of Cheshire County
- Participating Organization:
- Historical Society of Cheshire County
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