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Butler's desk |
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Object numberRIF3071 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions42 1/2 × 40 1/2 × 21 1/2 in. (107.95 × 102.87 × 54.61 cm) |
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Date177090 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany |
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MarksUnknown |
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InscriptionsUnknown |
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ProvenanceJoseph H. Hirshhorn (18991981), New York; consigned to Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, January 2730, 1982, lot 789 |
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Associated namesSotheby Parke BernetJoseph H. Hirshhorn |
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ConstructionAccording to the auction catalogue, the case is patched where the hinges broken out. |
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BibliographySotheby Parke Bernet, New York, The American Heritage Auction of Americana, sale cat. (January 2730, 1982), n.p., lot 789. |