Desk 1700–1730 American Desks such as this one, combining the chest-of drawers and desk-box forms in one unit, became fashionable in Boston in the early eighteenth century. The slant-front lid is enlivened by richly figured burl veneers. It is hinged at the bottom and opens to provide a flat writing Desk 3126

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