Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2009
The Year
Acquisitions
Art of the Americas: July 2008–June 2009
Desk and bookcase
about 1836–55
J. & J. W. Meeks
Overall (approximate): 233.7 x 132.1 x 61 cm, 156.49 kg (92 x 52 x 24 in., 345 lb.)
Rosewood, satinwood (interior), pine (secondary wood), and velvet-covered writing surface.
Classification: Furniture
Object Place: New York, New York
Accession number: 2009.2526
Location: Waleska Evans James Gallery (Gothic Revival and the American Landscape)
Description: Desk and bookcase comes apart in two pieces. Also contains two removable shelves, one key.
Provenance/Ownership History: early history unknown, although possibly owned by Mr. T. Lockwood Perry, whose name appears on the desk; collection of David Marshall, Brooklyn, New York; 2009, sold by Marshall to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 17, 2009)
Henry H. and Zoe Oliver Sherman Fund