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Wooton-Style Desk
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John Porter
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Maker Name
Porter, John
Accession Number
2018.114
Period
Victorian
Materials
Walnut
Dimensions
30"D x 78"H x 48"W (96" open)
Address
City
Wernersville
State
PA
Country
USA
Contact
Email
The primary wood is walnut on the exterior and walnut and red oak in the interior
John built this replica of a Wooton desk for himself. It was designed after seeing two photos of originals; one open, one closed. It has 871 pieces and took four years to build (working on it part-time). All of the drawings were done in AutoCAD and all of the carvings were done by hand.