Desk and bookcase
Unknown artist
Date: 1760–90
Medium: Mahogany, chestnut, white pine, yellow pine, yellow poplar, cedar; brass
Dimensions: 99 1/8 x 44 1/8 x 25 3/4 in. (251.8 x 112.1 x 65.4 cm)
Country: United States
Culture: American
Rogers Fund, 1915
Met highlightDate range
1760 – 1790
Largest dimension
65.4 cm
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