Writing desk
Maker: Attributed to William Howard
drop-front desk with four-legged base; front of base decorated with high-relief carving of sword; exterior of drop-front decorated with high-relief carvings of forks and knives, bottles, gun, various tools (saw, pick axe, trowel, shovel), pocket knives, two pointing hands and other objects; sides also decorated with applied relief carvings of various objects; medium wood patina
- Date
- c. 1870
- In our collection
- since April the 30th, 2015 up to now
- Dimensions
- 60 3/4 x 29 7/8 x 23 11/16 in. (154.31 x 75.88 x 60.17 cm)
- Location
- G304
- Medium
- Yellow pine, tobacco box and cotton crate wood
- Price
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- Composition
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zinc 61% copper 0% iron 12% oxygen 23% cadmium 4%