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Desk and Bookcase

Benjamin Frothingham, Jr. (American, 1734–1809)

In the collection of Yale University Art Gallery

Desk and Bookcase, Benjamin Frothingham, Jr. (American, 1734–1809), 1770–80, Cherry (primary) and pine (secondary)

Maker: Benjamin Frothingham, Jr. (American, 1734–1809)
Date: 1770–80
Medium: Cherry (primary) and pine (secondary)
Dimensions: 98 x 42 x 22 in. (248.9 x 106.7 x 55.9 cm)
Origin: Charlestown
Museum: Yale University Art Gallery
Accession: 2021.63.1
Credit line: Gift of Sylvia and Leonard Marx, Jr., B.A. 1954

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