Desk

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Shakers (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Sabbathday Lake, Cumberland, Maine, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1800-1850

  • Materials:

    Pine, white; Ash

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0504


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1962.0504

Object Name

Desk

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Shakers (Maker)

Place of Origin

Sabbathday Lake, Cumberland, Maine, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Christian Goodwillie. curator at Hancock Shaker Village, suggests the origin is probably the Shaker community at Sabbathbday Lake, Maine (08/06).

Date

1800-1850

Materials

Pine, white; Ash

Dimensions (inches)

36 (H) , 25.125 (W) , 19.625 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

91.44 (H) , 63.818 (W) , 49.848 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW is at top. OD is at feet. W (writing surface) 23 in.; D (writing surface) 20 in.

Object Description

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