Secretary, 1836–50, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Rosewood, satinwood, poplar, pine, walnut, 91 3/4 x 52 3/8 x 23 1/4 in. (233 x 133 x 59.1 cm), Furniture, John and Joseph W. Meeks (active ca. 1836–59), In the mid-nineteenth century traditional furniture forms were often updated with ornament referencing popular romantic styles. This cylinder-front secretary (or desk and bookcase) is embellished with Gothic Revival motifs such as pointed-arch windows and quatrefoils
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Secretary, 1836–50, New York, United States, American, Rosewood, satinwood, poplar, pine, walnut, 91 3/4 x 52 3/8 23 1/4, 233 133 59.1 cm, Furniture, John and Joseph W. Meeks, active ca., 1836–59, mid-nineteenth century traditional, furniture, forms, updated, ornament referencing, popular, romantic, styles, cylinder-front secretary, desk, bookcase, embellished, Gothic Revival, motifs, pointed-arch windows, quatrefoils
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