Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
0679 |
Title |
Bella Vista Hotel bookcase secretary |
Object Name |
Secretary |
Artist |
Turner, D. B. |
Date |
c. 1885 |
Description |
Handmade, bookcase secretary made by carpenter, D. B. Turner, from walnut with pine as the secondary wood. Drawer bodies made out of shipping crates, several of which as stamped E. Smith, Golden, Colorado. Very decorative piece with starburst stamping throughout and elaborate hand-cut scalloping around doors and top crown. Three different styles of hardware exist. Original float glass in doors are glazed in place. Middle of secretary has wood rolltop desk. Rolltop covers four small drawers and one central cubby. Piece once used at the Bella Vista Hotel in Golden, Colorado. Bottom shelf of bookcase stamped D. B. Turner in two locations. |
Provenance |
Donated around 1985 by G. H. Stuart, who said the piece was used at the Bella Vista Hotel once located in Golden, Colorado. DB Turner listed in the 1880 census as a carpenter in Golden, Colorado. |
Condition |
Good |
People |
Smith, Elmus Turner, D. B. |
Search Terms |
Bella Vista Hotel Elmus Smith Grocery |