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Kneehole A kneehole is an open spatial volume at the center of a desk or dressing (bureau) table flanked by pedestals of drawers. The space is typically shallow and closed at the back by a compartment with door. In a desk, the kneehole is usually overlaid by a short ‘lap’ drawer flanked on either side by another short drawer. In a dressing or bureau table, the kneehole is usually overlaid by one long drawer. [...] Click here to continue reading. Bureau Mazarin Dating from the 17th century, this desk form is the earliest predecessor the pedestal desk. Its name drives from a similar desk said to have been used by Cardinal Jules Mazarin (1602 to 1662), a native of Italy and disciple of Cardinal Richelieu, who was regent of France during the minority of Louis XIV (1642 to 1661). The bureau Mazarin form desk customarily has two tiers of small drawers on tall legs [...] Click here to continue reading. Wooton Patent Desks The Wooton Desk Manufacturing Co. was established in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1870 by William S. Wooton, a former minister turned furniture maker, and remained active until 1893. The company is known for a group of elaborate walnut folding desks, first patented in 1874, in the Victorian Eastlake style which were essentially self-contained offices. These elaborate cabinets came in four grades: “Ordinary,” “Standard”, “Extra”, and “Superior”. The desks were expensive, prestige furniture, [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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