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Desk

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1850-1880

GUSN

GUSN-70177

Description

Rectangular top with rounded corners; large central kneehole flanked with two columns of four drawers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

desks
ash (wood)
baize
mahogany (wood)
tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)
veneering
Mahogany
Ash
Tulip Poplar
Baize
Veneered
Desk

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

30.5 x 48.25 x 27.25 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2471

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