Mahogany Eliphalet Chapin Desk 1
Mahogany Eliphalet Chapin Desk 2

Mahogany Eliphalet Chapin Desk

This desk was completed after exhaustively measuring and photographing the original (attributed to Windsor County (CT) craftsman Eliphalet Chapin (1741-1807)) at the Garvan Collection at Yale. The hidden compartment along with its complex release method, was also duplicated for the client. At the completion of the project, the drawings were provided to Yale for use by other scholars. The front slant top is from a single piece of mahogany, with cleats to prevent splitting and warping. The hand-carved fan on the front and the hand cast period appropriate hardware made this a spectacular focal point in the home. Mahogany, with poplar secondary wood, finished with hand rubbed shellac.

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Richard Oedel

Richard Oedel

Fort Point Cabinetmakers

Boston, MA
Member since: 2007
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I work by commission, focusing on fine furniture forms from any era, from reproduction work,(like the exact reproduction of the Eliphalet Chapin desk in the Garvan Collection at Yale) to elaborate original designs.

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