Desk and bookcase

Unknown

1700–1720 · Oak, pine · The American Wing

In 1753, Lieutenant Governor James De Lancey, a grandfather of Mrs. Daniel Verplanck, bought this English japanned desk and bookcase at an auction. All the items offered for sale had belonged to Sir Danvers Osborne, royal governor of the State of New York. Osborne had transported his household furnishings from England to New York City but committed suicide shortly after assuming his post as governor.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1700–1720

Medium

Oak, pine

Culture

British

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of James De Lancey Verplanck and John Bayard Rodgers Verplanck, 1939