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Brass-bound Camphorwood Lap Desk, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1849, the top stenciled in white paint "Capt. J. Coffin," the underside of the drawer bottom inscribed in pencil "Made in May 1849/New Bedford/Mass," and further marked on top edge of bottom "NANTUCKET," old surface, (imperfections), ht. 7, wd. 21, dp. 10 in., Note: The inscription reportedly refers to either James or Joshua Coffin of Nantucket.


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Date:
2014-08-04

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