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Desk (Secretary), ca. 1730–35, Pine; carved, painted, gilded, and varnished linden wood decorated with colored decoupage pri…

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Desk

Desk (Secretary)

Maker unknown · ca. 1730–35

Medium: Pine; carved, painted, gilded, and varnished linden wood decorated with colored decoupage prints; mirror glass; the inside of the fall front lined with silk not original to the secretary
Dimensions: Overall: 102 x 44 x 23 in. (259.1 x 111.8 x 58.4 cm)
Accession: 25.134.1a, b
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1925
Culture: Italian, Venice

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