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Slant-top desk, mid-18th century, Kingwood, mahogany and various other marquetry woods; gilt bronze, leather

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Desk

Slant-top desk

Maker unknown · mid-18th century

Medium: Kingwood, mahogany and various other marquetry woods; gilt bronze, leather
Dimensions: 36 × 25 1/2 × 17 in. (91.4 × 64.8 × 43.2 cm)
Accession: 48.187.729
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Culture: French

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