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Bureau

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1830-1850

GUSN

GUSN-11648

Description

In Empire style. Two small ogee front drawers over a four drawer case - the top is an ogee shaped drawer. It is flanked by sepentine pilasters ending in scroll feet and turned rear feet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bureaus (slant-front desks)
case furniture
mahogany (wood)
veneer
Empire (style)
Mahogany Veneer
Empire
CHEST OF DRAWERS

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

45.5 x 43.125 x 18.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.692

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