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Desk

Description

An early American Bombe secretary (desk and bookcase), made in Massachusetts between 1755-1780. The piece was originally owned by Joseph Townsend, a Quaker from West Chester County, Pennsylvania, who settled in Baltimore, Maryland in 1785.

Creator

Date

1755-1780

Materials

Mahogany

Dimensions

86 H x 47 5/8 W x 25 3/8 D inches

Object ID

1951.78.1

Resource ID

266

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. George Dobbin Brown.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.