Morse, Frances Clary · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 147
lllus. 83. — Serpentine-front Desk,Cabinet Top, 1770. 124 Furniture of the Olden Time brook. New York. It measures thirty-four inchesin height and thirty-six and three-quarters inches inlength. A door with a shell carved upon it opens … Illus. 84. — Serpentine or Bow-front Desk, about 1770. into a recessed cupboard. A writing-table like thisis in the Pendleton collection, also found in RhodeIsland. Illustration 83 shows a desk with cabinet top andserpentine or ox-bow front. It is made of Englishwalnut of a fine golden hue which…
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