Desk (Lap desk)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Elisha d'Alembert Blakeman (Joiner)

  • Place of Origin:

    New Lebanon, Columbia, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Materials:

    Butternut; Cedar; Cherry; Pine; Paint

  • Museum Object Number:

    1953.0108.006


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1953.0108.006

Object Name

Desk (Lap desk)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of the Misses Helen, Margaret, and Pauline Brown

Creator (Role)

Elisha d'Alembert Blakeman (Joiner)
1819-1900
Biography of Elisha D' Alembert blakeman is found in: Grant, Jerry V. and Douglas R. Allen, Shaker Furniture Makers, Hanover, NH:University Press of New England, 1989. pp. 102-109

Place of Origin

New Lebanon, Columbia, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription ; BOTTOM LOWER DRAWER; "August 24\th 1841./ Elisha Blakeman"
2. Inscription; Till Division; "Gilbert is a big pig"

Materials

Butternut; Cedar; Cherry; Pine; Paint

Dimensions (inches)

6.375 (H) , 20.125 (W) , 16.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.192 (H) , 51.117 (W) , 41.275 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are at top.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Grant, Jerry V. & Allen, Douglas R. 1989 Shaker Furniture Makers.
Biography of Elisha Blakeman, pp.102-109.