References
Literature:
Richard G. Oman and Robert O. Davis, Images of Faith: Art of the Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1995).
Four-Sided Clerical Desk
by Salt Lake Public Works
Dated 1867
Four-Sided Clerical Desk
by Salt Lake Public Works
Medium
Polychrome wood
Dimensions
42 x 54 x 54 in
Date
1867
Citation
Salt Lake Public Works, Four-Sided Clerical Desk, 1867. The Book of Mormon Art Catalog, [URL].
Artist Information
Name: Salt Lake Public Works
Location(s): United States
State or City: Utah
Gender: Unknown
Insights
Technique & Style
Artifact
Additional Info
Notes
"Made of local Utah pine in 1867, this desk was marbleized, leathered, and grained to suggest finer construction materials than were available in the area. The desk has four stations for clerks in the President's office in the Beehive House annex."
Current Location
Church History Museum
Church Name
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints