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Drop-front desk on chest (Vargueño), 17th century, Carved, gilded, and partly gilded painted bone; wrought iron

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Desk

Drop-front desk on chest (Vargueño)

Maker unknown · 17th century

Medium: Carved, gilded, and partly gilded painted bone; wrought iron
Dimensions: Total H.: 63-3/8 in. (160 cm); a) 38 x 44 x 17 in. (96.5 x 111.8 x 43.2 cm); b) 27 x 43 x 16-3/8 in. (68.6 x 109.2 x 41.6 cm)
Accession: 60.52a, b
Credit line: Gift of the Duchesse de Richelieu, 1960
Culture: Spanish

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