Author Washington Irving's study in his 1835 home, Sunnyside, in Irvington, New York. Red curtains cover a wall of books; a red divan sofa sits against the bookcase; white curtains cover the windows on the right side of the room; a large wooden desk with red working surface given to Irving by his publisher G.P. Putnam; coordinated desk set of tray, candlesticks, and other items, along with a glass globe covered gas lamp sit on the desk.