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This desk bears a brass plaque engraved, "John Hill New Jersey."
DESIGNED BY THOMAS U. WALTER (1804-1887), WASHINGTON, D.C.; DESK STAMPED "DOE, HAZELTON & CO. MANUFACTURERS BOSTON, MASS.," CIRCA 1857
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A RENAISSANCE REVIVAL CARVED OAK DESK
designed by thomas u. walter (1804-1887), washington, d.c.; desk stamped "doe, hazelton & co. manufacturers boston, mass.," circa 1857
The rectangular hinged and baize-lined top with carved splashboard centering a starred and striped shield above a hinged compartmented writing well opening to a conforming reservoir with sliding drawer front and applied carved sides and edge above a recessed shaped medial shelf flanked by supports on three side carved with scrolls, volutes, beaded lattice and centering a gadrooned porthole, on a carved bracket base on castors; together with a glass inkwell and sander
37½in. high, 29½in. wide, 21in. deep
designed by thomas u. walter (1804-1887), washington, d.c.; desk stamped "doe, hazelton & co. manufacturers boston, mass.," circa 1857
The rectangular hinged and baize-lined top with carved splashboard centering a starred and striped shield above a hinged compartmented writing well opening to a conforming reservoir with sliding drawer front and applied carved sides and edge above a recessed shaped medial shelf flanked by supports on three side carved with scrolls, volutes, beaded lattice and centering a gadrooned porthole, on a carved bracket base on castors; together with a glass inkwell and sander
37½in. high, 29½in. wide, 21in. deep