Desk

Date1740-1760

OriginAmerica, North Carolina or Virginia

MediumBlack walnut, yellow pine, and white oak (all by microanalysis)

DimensionsOH: 41 3/4"; OW: 36 3/8"; OD: 18 5/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1966-524

DescriptionAppearance: Desk with fall front above four graduated drawers; top drawer flanked by full height lopers; case rests on four straight bracket feet with shaped wings; feet originally supported on vertical blocks; ovolo base molding; case drawers have molded lip and brasses; fall board has side and top batten construction and escutcheon; desk interior has rectangular prospect door over shallow drawer, flanked on each side by two narrow compartments with shaped brackets and dividers situated over a deep drawer, flanked in turn by a wide compartment with shaped brackets and dividers situated over two shallow drawers; shape of brackets mimics design of front feet and base molding; the latter having a small notch carved in the lower edge of the center.

Woods: primary wood: black walnut; secondary woods: yellow pine (desk interior drawer sides, case drawer bottoms, foot blocking), and white oak (desk interior drawer bottoms, case drawer sides, lid supports).
ProvenanceAccording to the source, purchased from the Anscow family near Louisburg, North Carolina.