Desk

Datec. 1900

Mediummahogany with brass

Dimensions48 1/2 x 32 x 20 inches (123.2 x 81.3 x 50.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1979

Object number61.900.161

ClassificationsFurniture

DescriptionRemovable upper section; gallery on top shelf; pierced with carved leaf design; pierced and carved bracket on either side; four drawers with painted brass pulls; pull-out desk surface; covered in worn velvet; single drawer on apron; leaf carving on front knees; four cabriole legs; whorl feet.

ProvenanceProbably W.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936]; 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

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