THE JEFFRIES-MEANS FAMILY BLOCK-FRONT KNEEHOLE DESK

Inlaid With Mariner's Stars and Checkerboard Line Inlay
Boston   Circa 1750

Primary Wood: Walnut
Secondary Wood: Pine, Oak

Height: 32 inches
Width: 33 inches
Depth: 22 1/2 inches

Provenance: Family of Dr. John Jeffries (1796-1876); his son, Dr. B. Jeffries; his daughter, Marion Jeffries; her husband, J. Howard Means of Providence, Rhode Island. The brand M.J. Means for Marian Jeffries Means appears on the kneehole a number of times.

Reference: See Antiques, September, 1976, page 560 for an article referring to other pieces owned by the Means Family.

Item number 5209