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Desk

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1820-1835

GUSN

GUSN-72550

Description

Desk. Mahogany. Narrow rectangular upper case with three drawers; eight pigeon holes; slanted green baize writing surface; two lower drawers below. Rests on turned legs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

desks
Paraguayan cedar (wood)
Spanish cedar (wood)
toon (wood)
mahogany (wood)
Norway spruce (wood)
Mahogany
Cedrela
Pine
Desk

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

42 5/8 x 36 1/4 x 29 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.3073

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

Related Items

Title Bookcase Accession Number 1969.3074
Title Bookcase Accession Number 1969.3074

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