Desk and Bookcase

John Davey American
 John Davey Jr.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 723

John Davey inscribed his name seven times on the drawers of this desk and bookcase; the signature of his son John Davey Jr., who at the time was undoubtedly still serving his apprenticeship, appears twice. Another pencil inscription reads “C. J. Ewing / Media,” for Charles J. Ewing, who owned the piece in the mid-nineteenth century.

Desk and Bookcase, John Davey (active ca. 1797–1822), Mahogany, satinwood veneer with white pine, yellow poplar, American

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Desk and Bookcase, John Davey (active ca. 1797–1822), Mahogany, satinwood veneer with white pine, yellow poplar, American
Desk and Bookcase, John Davey (active ca. 1797–1822), Mahogany, satinwood veneer with white pine, yellow poplar, American
Desk and Bookcase, John Davey (active ca. 1797–1822), Mahogany, satinwood veneer with white pine, yellow poplar, American
Desk and Bookcase, John Davey (active ca. 1797–1822), Mahogany, satinwood veneer with white pine, yellow poplar, American
Desk and Bookcase, John Davey (active ca. 1797–1822), Mahogany, satinwood veneer with white pine, yellow poplar, American
Desk and Bookcase, John Davey (active ca. 1797–1822), Mahogany, satinwood veneer with white pine, yellow poplar, American
Desk and Bookcase, John Davey (active ca. 1797–1822), Mahogany, satinwood veneer with white pine, yellow poplar, American
Desk and Bookcase, John Davey (active ca. 1797–1822), Mahogany, satinwood veneer with white pine, yellow poplar, American
Desk and Bookcase, John Davey (active ca. 1797–1822), Mahogany, satinwood veneer with white pine, yellow poplar, American

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