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Writing Table and Bookcase, 1790–1830, Mahogany, mahogany veneer; sides and backs of small drawers in upper case, mahogany;…
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Storage · New York

Writing Table and Bookcase

Maker unknown · New York · 1790–1830

Medium
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; sides and backs of small drawers in upper case, mahogany; drawer bottoms in upper case drawers, drawer sides, bottoms, backs in lower case, backboards, other elements, yellow poplar; drawer fronts in lower case, other elements, eastern white pine; transverse brace, lower case, American black cherry
Dimensions
62.5 x 31.6 x 26.2 in. (158.8 x 80.2 x 66.5 cm)
Accession
1970.98.4
Credit line
Yale University Art Gallery
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