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1750-1800
GUSN-308458
Slant-top desk with four drawers and ogee apron. Drawers with elaborately stamped brass escutcheons that appear to be original. Interior with 8 pigeon holes with ogee shaped top and 8 drawers.
slant-front desks
wood (plant material)
brass (alloy)
Desk
Desk, Drop-Front
Desk, Slant-Top
Desk, Slant-Top
Original To Nickels-Sortwell House (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
New England
41 1/4 x 36 5/8 x 20 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Frances Sortwell
1958.216
1750-1800 (Possibly)
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