Desk
about 1870–80
Object PlaceProbably Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, chestnut, birch, yellow-poplar, tiger maple, other unidentified woods, leather
DimensionsOverall: 82.6 x 149.9 x 75.2 cm (32 1/2 x 59 x 29 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Nancy G. Myers and Lawrence Coolidge
Accession number1993.947
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceEarly history unknown, but may have been owned by Philip H. Sears and his descendants; 1967, acquired by the donors when they purchased the Second Harrison Gray Otis House, 85 Mount Vernon Street, Boston; 1993, Gift of Nancy G. Myers and Lawrence Coolidge (accession date: January 26, 1994); December 19, 2013, deaccessioned by the MFA.
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about 1796–1800
1800–12
about 1840