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Desk (bonheur du jour), Thomas Chippendale, ca. 1770–80, Harewood, rosewood, ebony, boxwood, satiné, purple-heart, mahogany

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Desk

Desk (bonheur du jour)

Thomas Chippendale · ca. 1770–80

Medium: Harewood, rosewood, ebony, boxwood, satiné, purple-heart, mahogany
Dimensions: Overall: 40 1/2 × 29 × 15 1/2 in. (102.9 × 73.7 × 39.4 cm)
Accession: 29.114.2
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1929
Culture: British

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