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In the collection ofYale University Art Gallery

Desk and bookcase on frame, 1780–1795, American black cherry; yellow poplar; eastern white pine

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Glastonbury

Desk and bookcase on frame

Maker unknown · Glastonbury · 1780–1795

Medium: American black cherry; yellow poplar; eastern white pine
Dimensions: 90.5 x 40.5 x 21.5 in. (229.9 x 102.9 x 54.5 cm)
Accession: 1949.243
Credit line: Gift of C. Sanford Bull, B.A. 1893

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