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Desk
Desk

Desk

about 1745–50 (?)
Medium/TechniqueKingwood veneers on oak; oak drawer linings; gilt-bronze mounts; brown leather top
DimensionsLegacy dimension: H. 30 1/2"; L. 59 1/8"; W. 31 3/8"
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.2511
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ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
Provenance19th century, with Edward Holmes Baldock (dealer; b. 1777 - d. 1845), London. September 15, 1952, sold by H. Blairman and Sons (dealer), London, to Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)
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