Slant Front Desk and Bookcase, Used in the Dearborn Inn's Colonial Homes, 1936

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Desk and bookcase

Date Made

1936

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.49.7

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Land.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Metal

Color

Brown

Dimensions

Height: 40.25 in (desk)
Width: 40.5 in (desk)
Length: 22 in (desk)
Height: 41.5 in (bookcase)
Width: 40.5 in (bookcase)
Length: 14 in (bookcase)

Inscriptions

on plate on front, behind slant front: THE IS A COPY OF THE / ORIGINAL USED BY / BARBARA FRITCHIE stamped on back of both pieces: J. E. CATLIN / J. E. Catlin / THE / VIRGINIA CRAFTSMAN
Slant Front Desk and Bookcase, Used in the Dearborn Inn's Colonial Homes, 1936