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New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
Press Desk
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Press Desk

CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1790-1800
MediumMahogany wood
DimensionsOverall: 44 5/8 x 42 5/8 x 20 3/8 in. (113.3 x 108.3 x 51.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase, Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Decorative Arts Fund
Object number2005.13
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Not on view
DescriptionThis is a press desk made of mahogany and other woods.

Label TextPress Desk, ca. 1790–1800 American, Norfolk, Virginia Mahogany wood Museum purchase, Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Decorative Arts Fund 2005.13 Exhibition History"The Norfolk Rooms," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, opened August 16, 2014.
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
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