Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Desk, Partner's |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.01702b-g |
Description |
Double "Partners" desk of oak. Columns, drawers, and other connecting parts. |
Material |
Wood/Fabric/Cloth |
Dimensions |
W-62.5 L-62 inches |
Owned |
George Gibson Worsham |
Provenance |
The double desk is a partners' desk that was used in the business of George Gibson Worsham from approximately 1900-1950. When he acquired it, men of an older generation in Richmond identified it as the desk that Jefferson Davis used in his office in the Confederate Treasury Building. |
People |
Davis, Jefferson Worsham, George Gibson |
Search Terms |
Confederate States Treasury Richmond, Virginia |