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Secretary and bookcase, Joseph Bramah, ca. 1775, Satinwood and mahogany

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Desk

Secretary and bookcase

Joseph Bramah · ca. 1775

Medium: Satinwood and mahogany
Dimensions: Overall (lower section (a)): 41 1/4 × 43 1/2 × 22 3/16 in. (104.8 × 110.5 × 56.4 cm); Overall (upper section (b)): 44 1/2 × 42 × 11 7/8 in. (113 × 106.7 × 30.2 cm); Total height: 74 3/4 in. (189.9 cm)
Accession: 56.169a, b
Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1956
Culture: British

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