Desk

Thomas U. Walter (American, 1804–1887)

Doe, Hazelton & Co. (American, active about 1847–1859)

about 1857

Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts

Medium/TechniqueOak, yellow poplar

DimensionsOverall: 87.6 x 74.3 x 53.3 cm (34 1/2 x 29 1/4 x 21 in.)

Credit LineH. E. Bolles Fund

Accession number1980.214

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ClassificationsFurniture

Collections

Americas

InscriptionsStencilled on underside of lid: "Doe Hazelton and Co. Manufacturers, Boston, Mass." Carved on front rail: "AMERICA" Partial printed label beneath lid of inkwell: "H . . . OBERT B. . . / NEW YORK, N.Y." Written in ink on same label: "SUCESSO . . . / TO . . . / DO IT NOW." Engraved brass disk in rail reads: "No. / 64 / E."

ProvenanceDesigned for the House of Representatives chamber in the United States Capitol extension in 1857; the 262 desks were in use there until a later remodeling in 1873, at which time they were either given to Representatives or sold; 1980, purchased at auction at PB Eighty-Four, New York, March 26, 1980, lot 499 (Accession Date June 18, 1980)