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Squared mahogany lap desk with slanted hinged top and writing surface, fitted with square-cut glass ink well and sander, red leather expandable pocket in lid, green baise covered writing surface, gilt brass bail handles, diamond-shaped ivory escutcheon.
portable desks
desks
bone (material)
brass (alloy)
ivory (tooth component)
leather
mahogany (wood)
wool (textile)
Desk
Desk, Writing
Desk, Writing
Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),
Unknown
England
4 5/8 x 12 x 9 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
1977.708
Possibly
Possibly
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