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Desk, ca. 1830, Cherry veneer and ebonized wood on pine carcass, birch secondary wood

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Desk

Desk

Maker unknown · ca. 1830

Medium: Cherry veneer and ebonized wood on pine carcass, birch secondary wood
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 43 1/4 × 46 3/4 × 28 in. (109.9 × 118.7 × 71.1 cm)
Accession: 2010.218.5
Credit line: Bequest of Patti Birch, 2007
Culture: Austrian

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