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Secretary bookcase
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Secretary bookcase

Region (Massachusetts)
Date1830-1840
Mediummahogany, with metal and glass fittings
Dimensions203.8 x 130.8 x 57.1 cm (80 1/4 x 51 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineGift of Mr. Myron Butterfield in memory of Emiline Amidon Smith
Object number1976.162
ProvenanceMr. Myron Butterfield, 8 Holland Road, Worcester, MA 01603;
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Wakizashi (short sword)
Japanese
1800s, blade perhaps 1500s
with Demon Mon (2014.694.11)
Japanese
Edo Period, early-mid 18th century
Wakizashi (short sword of a daisho set)
Japanese
1416, mountings early 1800s
Katana (long sword of a daisho set)
Japanese
early 1400s, mountings of early 1800s
Water Ewer without a Handle (Hazo)
Japanese
Momoyama period (1568–1615)
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
German
1500s
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Northern Italian
about 1580