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Bookcase

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1863

GUSN

GUSN-69688

Description

Bookcase. Walnut. Flat top with two short drawers across top and three divided shelves. Applied acanthus and c-scrolls at corners and divider. Applied cartouches. Rests on plinth base surmounted by molding.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bookcases
shelves
black walnut (wood)
Bookcase
Walnut
Bookcase

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Ellis, John A. (Cabinetmaker)
Ross, W. F. (Cabinetmaker)

Location of Origin

East Cambridge, MA, USA; Boston, MA, USA

Dimensions

37 1/2 x 128 5/8 x 16 7/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.1668.1

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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