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| Table, Writing |
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by James Green (attributed) |
| Mahogany, wool, 1836 ca. |
Overall measurement
Height: 34.88 inches
(88.6 cm)
Width: 33.88 inches
(86 cm)
Depth: 24.88 inches
(63.2 cm)
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| Inscription
(on unvarnished bottom side of dust board, handwritten in pencil): MB Norris / December No. 13 1836; and (on varnished side of writing board) Campbell |
| Cat. no. 65.00071.001 |
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| This mahogany writing table was likely made by James Green, a cabinetmaker from Alexandria, Virginia. In 1837 Green was paid for supplying the U.S. Supreme Court with, among other items, a total of seven “Mahogany Wrighting [sic] Tables” at $22 each. The writing tables were manufactured for use by the Supreme Court justices. |
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