Secretary
| Object title: | Secretary |
| Description: | Butler's secretary; two fontal backet feet with stringing enclosing a straight molded apron; case fitted with three graduated beaded veneered drawers with string inlay surmounted by a conforming fall-front with inlaid patera opening to reveal a writing surface, cubby holes and drawers with stringing; the recessed inset top section fitted with two veneered inlaid friezes surmounted by an arched pediment centering an inlaid patera; original oval brasses. |
| Maker: | unknown |
| Date: |
circa 1800 |
| Material: |
brass (alloy) glass (material) inlay (process) mahogany wood (plant material) |
| Object type: | 2: Furnishings; Furniture |
| Descriptive terms: |
Brass Federal Glass Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany Secretary brass (alloy) desks glass (material) inlay (process) mahogany secretaries (furniture) wood (plant material) |
| Associated places: |
Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.) |
| Dimensions: | 89 x 22 1/2 (HxW) (inches) |
| Accession Number: | 1971.615 |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Ralph May |
| GUSN: | 5251 |
