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Secretary

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1875-1900

GUSN

GUSN-58926

Description

Glazed doors with diamond muntins over tambour doors and a drop front desk with decorative inlay.

Details

Descriptive Terms

secretaries (furniture)
cherry (wood)
inlay (process)
pine (wood)
Secretary

Associated Person

French, Albert

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Possibly French, Albert (Maker)

Location of Origin

Exeter, NH, USA

Dimensions

55 1/4 x 34 x 20 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.2980

Places

New Hampshire (United States)

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