SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Gentleman’s secretary

Nehemiah Adams

Gentleman’s secretary, Nehemiah Adams, 1800–1810, Mahogany, mahogany veneer, satinwood with white pine

Maker: Nehemiah Adams
Date: 1800–1810
Medium: Mahogany, mahogany veneer, satinwood with white pine
Dimensions: 96 x 68 x 18 in. (243.8 x 172.7 x 45.7 cm)
Form: Desk
Origin: Salem
Culture: American
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession: 1971.9
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, Bequest of Ethel Yocum, Bequest of Charlotte E. Hoadley, and Rogers Fund, by exchange, 1971

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