Desk and bookcase, 1765–90, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Mahogany, yellow pine, red cedar, white

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Desk and bookcase, 1765–90, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Mahogany, yellow pine, red cedar, white oak, tulip poplar, 96 5/8 x 40 1/2 x 24 3/4 in. ( x x cm), Furniture, Among the most impressive forms of American furniture, the desk and bookcase was a symbol of its owner’s mercantile and intellectual achievements. On this example, a carved finial bust of a young woman, likely a literary figure, emerges from the broken-scroll pediment at the top

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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