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Desk
Model cylinder-fall desk with cabinet top
Maker unknown · second half 18th century
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 34 1/4 × 16 1/4 × 9 in. (87 × 41.3 × 22.9 cm)
Accession
13.154.6
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1913
Culture
German
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