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Cylinder-fall desk with cabinet top, ca. 1790, Satinwood, purplewood, gilt bronze, marble

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Desk

Cylinder-fall desk with cabinet top

Maker unknown · ca. 1790

Medium: Satinwood, purplewood, gilt bronze, marble
Dimensions: Overall: 47 1/2 × 32 1/2 × 16 1/2 in. (120.7 × 82.6 × 41.9 cm)
Accession: 44.157.3
Credit line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1944
Culture: French

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