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Desk

1904
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774
Albert Stickley was among the first (apparently preceding his brother Gustav) to manufacture inlaid oak furniture showing the influence of Japanese, English, and Scottish decorative designs around the turn-of-the-century. An article in "The Grand Rapids Furniture Record" of June 1904 shows this desk pictured open and closed as one of the pieces made for exhibition at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in St. Louis in 1904. Stickley Brothers won a Grand Prize for their display, shown in the category "Group 38—Office and Household Furniture" in the Manufacturers Building.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    Desk
  • Maker:
    Stickley Brothers (1891–1954)
  • Date:
    1904
  • Geography:
    Made in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
  • Culture:
    American
  • Medium:
    Quarter-sawn oak, oak veneer, cedar, mahogany, brass, copper, pewter, leaded glass
  • Dimensions:
    60 x 58 x 14 in. (152.4 x 147.3 x 35.6 cm)
  • Credit Line:
    Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1992
  • Object Number:
    1992.90
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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