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Portable Desk

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1875-1914

GUSN

GUSN-70221

Description

Brn; rect-cross hatch pattern; envelope shp, cent lock; access.

Details

Descriptive Terms

miniatures (toys)
portable desks
desks
brass (alloy)
ivory (tooth component)
leather
Desk, Portable
Desk, Portable

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 1/2 x 8 5/8 x 5 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2636

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