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Library Bookcase, 1800–1810, Mahogany, mahogany veneer, with light- and dark-wood inlays, eastern white pine
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Philadelphia

Library Bookcase

Maker unknown · Philadelphia · 1800–1810

Medium
Mahogany, mahogany veneer, with light- and dark-wood inlays, eastern white pine
Dimensions
111.7 x 73.3 x 22.9 in. (283.8 x 186.1 x 58.1 cm)
Accession
1930.2346
Credit line
Mabel Brady Garvan Collection
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