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Secretary from the Adams National Historical Park Collection

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SECRETARY. DETACHABLE DEMILUNE ENDS. LOUIS XVI MARQUETRY FALL FRONT DESK WITH FRUITWOOD INLAY IN THE FORM OF QUATRE-FOIL AND OTHER GEOMETRIC DESIGNS. TOP LONG DRAWER WITH ORIGINAL BRASS PULLS, OPENING TO A WRITING DESK, THREE SMALL DRAWERS AND THREE SMALL COMPARTMENTS FOR LETTERS AND INK. MUSSEY SURVEY 1999: FRENCH, LOUIS XVI, MAHOGANY, OAK SECONDARY, WITH VARIOUS UNIDENTIFIED VENEERS, PROBABLY SATINWOOD, WHITEWOOD, KINGWOOD AND TULIPWOOD. DESK UPON WHICH JOHN ADAMS RESUMED HIS CORRESPONDENCE WITH THOMAS JEFFERSON. PROV: JOHN ADAMS, PURCHASED IN FRANCE, C 1783

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Adams National Historical Park, Code: ADAM

Quincy, Adams National Historical Park, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Latitude: 42.2565994262695, Longitude: -71.0126037597656

ANCS : ADAM00000159
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 468043

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Adams National Historical Park Digital Collection

03/07/2008

03/07/2008

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Darryl Herring

Administrator

Person: Kelly Cobble
Organization: Adams National Historical Park
Role: Curator
Address: 135 Adams Street, Quincy, MA 02169-1749

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