Davenport Desk Maker: Unknown

1870–80

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Ornamenting interior space for study and learning with Gothic-style details remained popular in the second half of the nineteenth century. On this desk, however, these architectural flourishes were applied in the more restrained manner espoused by Charles Locke Eastlake, as compared with the Gothic Revival furniture of a generation earlier. The desk, with its fleur-de-lis finials, has drawers going up the side, sized to fit a standard sheet of paper. The slant-front writing surface lifts to store pens and other writing equipment.

Medium

Walnut and yellow poplar, colored inlays

Dimensions

51 1/2 × 22 9/16 × 22 3/16 in. (130.8 × 57.3 × 56.4 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. David H. Clement

Accession Number

1998.55.1

Geography

Possibly made in New York

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Furniture

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
The desk was owned by the donor's grandfather Frank Bowles Redfield (1847-1943) who lived in Batavia, New York.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions, 1998," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (1999), 192
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States

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