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Desk

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1860-1874

GUSN

GUSN-69734

Description

Desk with rectangular leather top. Kneehole and long central drawer flanked by two sets of four drawers each, decorated with leaf carving.

Details

Descriptive Terms

desks
brass (alloy)
carving (processes)
leather
mahogany (wood)
veneering
Desk
Mahogany
Veneered
Carved
Brass
Leather
Desk

Associated Person

Codman, Ogden, 1839-1904

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Hixon, Edward (Maker)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.1714

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
Probably

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