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Title
Slant-Top
Desk
Subject
McArthur
,
Duncan
,
1772-1839
;
Desks
;
Hepplewhite
Time Period
1800s
;
1810s
;
1820s
Place
Wood
County
(Ohio)
Description
Pictured
is
a
walnut
and
poplar
desk
with
locking
drawers
.
It
has
bracket
feet
,
flame
veneer
, and
is
Hepplewhite
in
style
. The
desk
measures
108
x
119
x
51
centimeters
. The
desk
was
sold
at
auction
by the
descendants
of
Duncan
McArthur
.
According
to
one
member
of the
family
and
disputed
by
two
others
, the
desk
was a
gift
to
McArthur
from
Thomas
Worthington
.
McArthur
was
governor
of
Ohio
from
1830-1832
.
Tag
on the
inside
of the
top
drawer
"
Restored
by
Berr
Jones
April
1976.
"
Tag
was
missing
as of
4/20/2009
. The
family
who
auctioned
the
desk
could
trace
their
family
back
to
Allen
Campbell
McArthur
, the
oldest
son
of
Duncan
,
and/or
Effie
also a
daughter
of
Duncan
McArthur
. There are
burn
marks
on the
back
and "
Fruit
Hill
" the
home
of
Duncan
McArthur
, had
2
fires
in
it
.
Date of Original
1800-1820
circa
Collection
Fort
Meigs
Collection
Source
H
77139
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
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File Name
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Image Height
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Image Width
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