Minneapolis Institute of Art

Secretary

United States

Date

c. 1780

Medium

Mahogany, white pine, light wood inlay, and brass (handles)

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Unlike the more traditional style of desk and bookcase with a slant front, this example has a drawer that pulls out to reveal filing compartments and a writing surface. The berry rosettes crowning the broken pediment and the delicate diamond inlay on the center of the cornice were popular design motifs in the Salem, Massachusetts area. United States, Americas

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