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GUSN-222438
A portable desk that opens. The top wing has a lock and mother of pearl inlay. The bottom wing has oval mother of pearl across from the lock and other mother of pearl inlay in the corners.
portable desks
wood (plant material)
mother of pearl
Desk, Portable
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
Unknown
3 9/16 x 13 14/16 x 9 8/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.2631
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