FurnitureAmerican18th century
Slant top desk on frame
c. 1700-1750
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Dimensions
130.2 x 83.2 x 48.9 cm (51 1/4 x 32 3/4 x 19 1/4 in.)
Provenance
J. Gyles Merrill, to his son James C. Merrill.
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