American, 18th century. A diminutive Queen Anne curly maple slant-front desk on frame, the hinged slant front opening to reveal six drawers, over three graduated drawers, on a later custom-made frame, having a shaped apron and turned legs; ht. 37.75, wd. 24.5, dp. 14 in. This desk is purported to have originally belonged to the Reverend John Gano, a Baptist minister and Revolutionary War chaplain, who is said to have baptized George Washington. He was pastor of the First Baptist Church in New York City for twenty-six years. In 1783 he was stationed near Warwick, New York. It is presumed that the desk was housed in Warwick at this time, where Gano sometimes lived and preached. It came into the possession of George Morehouse of Warwick who died in 1873, leaving the desk to Charles L. Morehouse, who made the stand for the desk. In 1893 Charles Sanford, Charles Morehouse's nephew, bought the desk at a public auction. It remained in the Sanford family for years until it surfaced at an estate sale in Durham, North Carolina in 2001 and later was purchased by the consignor. Genealogical information and paperwork from the Sanford family with documentation on the provenance accompanies the desk. Condition: Stand not original to desk.
American, 18th century. A diminutive Queen Anne curly maple slant-front desk on frame, the hinged slant front opening to reveal six drawers, over three graduated drawers, on a later custom-made frame, having a shaped apron and turned legs; ht. 37.75, wd. 24.5, dp. 14 in. This desk is purported to have originally belonged to the Reverend John Gano, a Baptist minister and Revolutionary War chaplain, who is said to have baptized George Washington. He was pastor of the First Baptist Church in New York City for twenty-six years. In 1783 he was stationed near Warwick, New York. It is presumed that the desk was housed in Warwick at this time, where Gano sometimes lived and preached. It came into the possession of George Morehouse of Warwick who died in 1873, leaving the desk to Charles L. Morehouse, who made the stand for the desk. In 1893 Charles Sanford, Charles Morehouse's nephew, bought the desk at a public auction. It remained in the Sanford family for years until it surfaced at an estate sale in Durham, North Carolina in 2001 and later was purchased by the consignor. Genealogical information and paperwork from the Sanford family with documentation on the provenance accompanies the desk. Condition: Stand not original to desk.
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