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Desk-on-Frame, 1780–1795, American black cherry; eastern white pine; back of frame, secret compartment, other elements, butt…
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Desk · Hartford

Desk-on-Frame

Maker unknown · Hartford · 1780–1795

Medium
American black cherry; eastern white pine; back of frame, secret compartment, other elements, butternut
Dimensions
38.5 x 38.4 x 20.7 in. (97.8 x 97.6 x 52.5 cm)
Accession
1953.50.1
Credit line
Gift of C. Sanford Bull, B.A. 1893
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