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Desk-on-Frame, 1785–1805, Mahogany; eastern white pine; lopers, rear rail of frame, yellow poplar; small blocks in corners o…
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Desk · Berlin

Desk-on-Frame

Maker unknown · Berlin · 1785–1805

Medium
Mahogany; eastern white pine; lopers, rear rail of frame, yellow poplar; small blocks in corners of drawers, transverse supports in frame, and additions to drawer bottoms, butternut; other repairs, yellow poplar
Dimensions
44.1 x 40.7 x 21.3 in. (112.1 x 103.5 x 54.1 cm)
Accession
1951.56.1
Credit line
Gift of C. Sanford Bull, B.A. 1893
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