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.
secretaries (furniture)
desks
walnut (wood)
maple (wood)
brass (alloy)
Aesthetic Movement
Walnut
Maple
Brass
Aesthetic
Secretary
Chapman, Samuel (Maker)
65 x 36 x 14 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Harold W. Chapman
1999.26AB
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