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Object Name |
Desk |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.01701 |
Date |
ca. 1840 |
Description |
The wooden desk has four legs and a slant top but no drawer. |
Material |
Wood |
Dimensions |
H-31 W-23 D-22.5 inches |
Owned |
Confederate States Senate |
Provenance |
This desk was used in the Senate Chamber of the Virginia State Capitol by members of the Confederate States Senate. "The Confederate Congress convened for the first time on February 18, 1862, at the Virginia state capitol in Richmond. Its House of Representatives claimed the ornate chamber formerly used by the Provisional Congress, leaving to the smaller Senate a dingy room on an upper floor. Unhappy with these inelegant quarters, Confederate senators appropriated the chamber of the state senate whenever that body was not in session." (from "Creating a Confederate Senate" webpage on the US Senate website. Accessed August 2018) |
Search Terms |
Confederate Senate Richmond, Virginia Virginia State Capitol |