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School Master’s Desk
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Furnishings, Floor Stand, Lectern
  • Other, Desks
  • Other, Furniture
  • Other, Schools
  • Other, Teachers
  • 1850s
School Master’s Desk
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-3204
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Floor Stand, Lectern
Subject:
  • Other, Desks
  • Other, Furniture
  • Other, Schools
  • Other, Teachers
Date:
  • 1850s
Description:
Top lifts to reveal space for books and pencils. One drawer at top with white knob. Two doors with shelves behind. One drawer at bottom missing pull. Decorative cut base. Lender info - used by Lynam Smith during the 1850s when he was the teacher in the first school in Pretty Marsh, called "The Little Red Schoolhouse." Lyman Smith also taught in other area schools. Donor is a descendant of Smith.