Furniture of the Pilgrim century, 1620-1720, including colonial utensils and hardware (1910)
Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941 · Framingham, Boston : Old America Company · leaf 138
ing about 1690-1710, has handles which ofcourse are too late. The piece is made in two parts, being really a desk boxon a table frame, with an extra set of drawers. It is a rather large piece,carefully restored. Obviously a desk so constructed required a special chairof extraordinary hight. Even so… … A PINE Cross-Stretcher Desk. Owner: Mr. W. of Boston. This dehght-tul desk, dating about 1690-1700, is only 3134 inches long. From front toback it is 19^/4 inches. The hight is 33>^ inches. It has the early butterflyhinges. It was found not very far from Boston. It is the only desk knownto the…
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