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Diminutive Ivory-clad Drop-front Secretary Diminutive Ivory-clad Drop-front Secretary

Indian, Vizagapatam (Vishakhapatnam), circa 1780
Made in India for export to American market

Sandalwood, veneered with incised ivory panels filled with black lac, metal pulls

24 by 19 by 9 inches

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Purchase, The Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund, 2001.231


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