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Charles Rohlfs
Deskcirca 1900

Not on view
Oak cabinet with Gothic-style carved and pierced decoration, arched lid with iron hasp hardware, and cutwork fleur-de-lis panels on the lower door
Carved oak cabinet with arched, house-shaped lid and pierced Gothic tracery panels featuring fleur-de-lis and interlace motifs; twisted finials at top corners, metal lock hardware on side, raised on curved feet.
Oak fall-front writing cabinet with prominent grain, featuring elaborate wrought-iron strap hinges, decorative cross-shaped hardware, and a domed lid with foliate metal finials at each corner; three small drawers visible on the right side, raised on scrolled iron feet.
Artist or Maker
Charles Rohlfs
Designer
Charles Rohlfs Workshop
Title
Desk
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1900
Medium
Oak, iron
Dimensions
56 1/8 × 25 3/4 × 24 3/4 in. (142.56 × 65.41 × 62.87 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Max Palevsky and Jodie Evans in honor of the museum's twenty-fifth anniversary
Accession Number
M.89.151.6
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Koplos, Janet, and Bruce Metcalf. Makers: a History of American Studio Craft. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2010.