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Rectagular and vertical with fall front. Mahogany, gilt-metal mounted, pine secondary wood. Top of upper case contains one drawer in the form of a bookmatched mahogany frieze. Lower doors composed of mahogany boards fitted with "clamps" at top a nd bottom attached with tongue and groove joints. Two brass deadbolts secure the door, mounted at top and bottom. Case facade flanked by columns with brass capitals and bases. Four flattened sphere feet.
secrétaires à abattant
mahogany (wood)
veneer
eastern white pine (wood)
ash (wood)
poplar (wood)
Neoclassical
Desk, Drop-front
484.1
Attributed to Isaac Vose & Son (Furniture maker)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
53 x 38 1/4 x 17 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Museum Purchase
2012.64.1
Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
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