Fall-Front Desk
Artist
Unknown American
Datec. 1900
Mediummahogany
Dimensions45 × 42 inches (114.3 × 106.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1979
Object number61.900.120
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionPart of suite of furniture in room; flat top with gadrooning along edges; drop-front surface with applied mouldings; gadrooning along edge of surface; carved panels on apron; solid back; square tapered front legs; solid foot rest; four square feet; interior has two drawers; six pigeon holes; three slots.Label Text
ProvenanceW.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936] [1][2]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted September 19, 1979 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House
| 1. Object is not visible in the historic photographs of the W.H. Stark House, but is part of a suite of furniture with pieces visible in historic photographs.
| 2. See 1921 American Appraisal Company Appraisal of Furnishings of the Residence of W.H. Stark Orange, Texas. Page 30 entry 2.
On View
On viewCollections
c. 1900
John Young-Hunter