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Chester
Slant top desk
Jacob Margolis (American, born Russia, probably 1875) · Chester · 1900–1920
Medium
American black walnut, southern yellow pine, yellow poplar
Dimensions
44 x 40.5 x 21.5 in. (111.8 x 102.9 x 54.6 cm)
Accession
1930.2186
Credit line
Mabel Brady Garvan Collection
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