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Secretary

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1880-1920

GUSN

GUSN-26288

Description

Aesthetic-style fall-front desk made of walnut with veneered maple panels. Pierced brass hinges and other brass hardware and carved shells applied to lower section. Secondary wood is pine.

Details

Descriptive Terms

secretaries (furniture)
desks
walnut (wood)
maple (wood)
brass (alloy)
Aesthetic Movement
Walnut
Maple
Brass
Aesthetic
Secretary

Maker

Chapman, Samuel (Maker)

Dimensions

65 x 36 x 14 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Harold W. Chapman

Accession Number

1999.26AB

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