Furniture - John Ericsson's Desk
1860s
Wood, Velvet
27 in. H
X
54 in. W
X
32 in. D
Measurement Notes: Without top
33 1/3 in. H Measurement Notes: With top
33 1/3 in. H Measurement Notes: With top
This large American Victorian flat wooden desk, likely of walnut, has cove ogee scalloped corners, a red felt center with leather inlaid borders with the 'Greek Key' design. Pigeon hole secretary atop desk is removable. There is a carved escutcheon on front drawer, each side and back. Desk has one large drawer and four baluster legs with turned, stylized acorn shapes and muffin feet. The felt is heavily worn and apparently the legs once had casters, which are now missing, making the desk appear short. ___" x ___" x ___" tall.
This desk is attributed to John Ericsson (1803-1889), Swedish-born American engineer and inventor who perfected the screw propeller and designed and constructed the radically designed ironclad "Monitor". See https://biography.yourdictionary.com/john-ericsson for info about Mr Ericsson.
Note the desk corners - this desk may be the same as that shown in a National Portrait Gallery oil portrait (1912) by Arvid Frederick Nyholm after an earlier Mathew Brady (c.1822–1824 – January 15, 1896) photo. http://www.solarnavigator.net/inventors/john_ericsson.htm
This desk is attributed to John Ericsson (1803-1889), Swedish-born American engineer and inventor who perfected the screw propeller and designed and constructed the radically designed ironclad "Monitor". See https://biography.yourdictionary.com/john-ericsson for info about Mr Ericsson.
Note the desk corners - this desk may be the same as that shown in a National Portrait Gallery oil portrait (1912) by Arvid Frederick Nyholm after an earlier Mathew Brady (c.1822–1824 – January 15, 1896) photo. http://www.solarnavigator.net/inventors/john_ericsson.htm
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