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Desk, 1800–1820, Mahogany; American black cherry; mahogany veneer; light- and dark-wood inlay; vertical panels on outer edge…

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Desk · Massachusetts

Desk

Maker unknown · Massachusetts · 1800–1820

Medium: Mahogany; American black cherry; mahogany veneer; light- and dark-wood inlay; vertical panels on outer edges of doors in upper case, probably satinwood; framing elements on edges of each door, fronts of interior drawers, front edges of interior partitions, pigeonhole valances, top, some of cockbeading on drawers in lowercase, American black cherry; eastern white pine
Dimensions: 48.8 x 40 x 19.5 in. (123.9 x 101.5 x 49.5 cm)
Accession: 1954.37.24
Credit line: Bequest of Charles Stetson, B.A. 1900

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