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Butler's desk

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

ca. 1800

GUSN

GUSN-171703

Description

Federal inlaid mahogany butler's desk with four pull-out drawers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

butlers' desks
desks
mahogany (wood)
Federal
Desk, Drop-front

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

FD302

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

41 1/4 x 41 1/8 x 20 1/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.2200

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