Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.

Desk and Bookcase

CultureUnknown

Date1835

MediumMahogany

DimensionsOverall: 102 x 60 1/2 x 18 7/8 in. (259.1 x 153.7 x 47.9 cm)

Credit LineChrysler Museum of Art, Moses Myers House, Norfolk, Virginia. The Historic Houses are the property of the City of Norfolk and are operated by The Chrysler Museum.

Object numberM51.1.31

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, MMH, Consul Room

DescriptionLate classical desk and bookcase veneered in highly figured crotch mahogany. Upper section is a bookcase with elaborate glazed fenestration with astragal-glazed muntins and additional applied diamond and chevron moldings. Turned and veneered columns flank the doors. A veneered ogee cornice above a shallow arched plinth surmounts the bookcase. The lower case has veneered fielded panels flanked by turned and veneered columns. The large horizontal fielded panel at the top is a fall front lid enclosing an interior consisting of six maple-faced drawers and numerous compartments. Below the desk lid is a center section with a single convex door and two side compartments with single fielded-panel doors. The front feet are large convex blocks, while the rear feet are simple rectangular extensions.

Exhibition HistoryMyers House/Attic