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Portable desk made of mahogany with bound brass corners, attached brass handles on each side and brass plaque on top (See Inscriptions). Mahogany re-purposed from the window seats of the Hancock House, Boston, MA, which was torn down in 1863. Escutcheon lock with key.
mahogany (wood)
brass (alloy)
Box
Box
"This box was made of the mahogany window seats of the old Hancock House, Bostn." (Engraved)
1626.1
1187
Unknown
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
10 9/16 x 18 1/2 x 8 1/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Woburn Public Library
2016.97.1
Late 19th Century (18th century age of home and material (mahogany from window seats))
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