[A diagram of a five ft. long desk with two drawers]

Notes:

Bowers & Pratt ALS to Stephen Smith, October 30, 1840. Carver, [MA], page 2. From a collection of business transactions of a Boston cabinetmaker and furniture dealer, concentrated in the years 1834-1853. Despite its incompleteness, the collection provides a good overview of the trade, and includes some detailed information on cabinetry, iron stoves, retail operations, clock making, apprenticing, and business practices, and gives some minor insight into the lives of an upwardly mobile member of the skilled artisan class.

Data Provider:

University of Michigan. Libraries

Collection:

William L. Clements Library Image Bank

Subject Topic:

Carpentry--1840-1850.; Carpentry drafting.; Desks--1840-1850.; Desks--Pictorial works.; Diagrams--1840-1850.; Drawers (Furniture components)--1840-1850.; Furniture--1840-1850.; Furniture design--Pictorial works.; Plans--1840-1850.; Manuscripts shelf.

Language:

UND

Rights:

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials may be under copyright. If you decide to use any of these materials, you are responsible for making your own legal assessment and securing any necessary permission. If you have questions about the collection, please contact the William L. Clements Library: icwcl1ic-umdl-help@umich.edu. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact Library IT: libraryit-info@umich.edu. and http://quod.lib.umich.edu/t/text/accesspolicy.html

URL:

http://name.umdl.umich.edu/IC-WCL1IC-X-4747%5DWCL004834