Desk and bookcase, 1800–1810, Made in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, American, Mahogany, satinwood, holly, verre églomisé with cedar, pine, 68 3/4 x 30 1/2 x 23 1/4 in. (174.6 x 77.5 x 59.1 cm), Furniture, The verre églomisé panels—reverse paintings on glass—on the front of this desk depict Faith, Moses, and an unidentified male figure, above, and Temperance and Justice on the doors. Most Americans in this period were well versed in the meaning of allegorical figures such as these
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Desk, bookcase, 1800–1810, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, American, Mahogany, satinwood, holly, verre églomisé, cedar, pine, 68 3/4 x 30 1/2 23 1/4, 174.6 77.5 59.1 cm, Furniture, verre, églomisé, panels—reverse, paintings, glass—, front, desk depict, Faith, Moses, unidentified male, figure, Temperance, Justice, doors, Americans, period, well versed, meaning, allegorical figures
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