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Desk

(1845–after 1892)
1870–92
Object PlaceRichmond, Virginia, United States
Medium/TechniqueWalnut, walnut veneer, yellow poplar, pine
DimensionsOverall: 137.8 x 75.6 x 52.1 cm (54 1/4 x 29 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.)
Credit LineSamuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession number1986.519
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsStenciled label on bottom of lower drawers: "HABLISTON & BRO., / Artistic Furniture, / 905 Main Street, / Richmond ,-- Virginia."
ProvenanceMuseum purchase from E.J. Canton, Lutherville, Maryland (Accession Date: October 22, 1986)
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about 1870–80
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1982
Paul T. Frankl
about 1927–1928
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