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Desk and bookcase. Mahogany primary wood and veneers. White pine secondary wood. Bookcase has flat top with narrow overhang, two tiers of drawers, and narrow, hinged doors. Desk has two drawers, arched skirt, and rests on tapered legs. Replaced brasses.
writing desks
inlay (process)
mahogany (wood)
pine (wood)
Federal
Desk
Desk, Writing
Desk, Writing
Hale, S. P.
Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),
Unknown
52 1/8 x 37 1/4 x 17 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann
1942.2657
Massachusetts (United States)
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