Desk, Sager
Object number1980.024.00
Dateca 1865
Mediumwalnut, hickory, pine, porcelain
Dimensions56 1/2 x 37 x 26 in. (143.5 x 94 x 66 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
The desk, with its unusual "arrow head" feet and back legs set flush, is an excellent exampe of late 19th century cabinetmaking taking place in Arkansas. Built of native materials by an immigrant, it speaks of talent, skills and self-reliance, fulfilling the need and, in the process, making an important statement of Arkansas material culture.
Possibly attributed to Simon Sager in Siloam Springs, Arkansas where it was originally used in a funeral director's business.
Status
Not on viewCollections
ca 1880
19th Century
late 19th Century
ca 1880-1890