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Partners' desk

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1900-1950

GUSN

GUSN-170678

Description

Chippendale style kneehole partner's desk with seven drawers. Cabriole legs with claw and ball feet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

partners' desks
desks
mahogany (wood)
brass (alloy)
Chippendale
Desk

Inscription

"PAINE FURNITURE CO/BOSTON" (Burned into wood)

Associated Building

Original To Stephen Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

FD197

Maker

Paine Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Boston, Massachusetts

Dimensions

29 3/4 x 53 7/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.710

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

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