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Secretary

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1770-1795

GUSN

GUSN-173004

Description

Mahogany desk and bookcase, pitched pediment, serpentine door panels, ox bow desk, and ogee bracket feet. Original Chippendale brasses, missing finial.

Details

Descriptive Terms

secretary-bookcases (bookcases)
desks
mahogany (wood)
Chippendale
Secretary

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Dimensions

90 x 44 x 25 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Eleanor Fayerweather

Accession Number

1993.706A-C

Places

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

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