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The Diplomatic DeskCurated By: The Diplomatic Reception Rooms
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John Quincy Adams' Mahogany Writing Box
Unknown
ca. 1796
beech, mahogany, wood
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Mid-19th Century Tortoise-Shell and Brass Desk Set
Unknown
ca. 1840-1850
brass, red lacquer, tortoise shell, wood
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Thomas Jefferson's Mahogany Writing Box
Unknown
ca. 1777
basswood/ lime, brass fittings, European hard maple, European horse chestnut, mahogany, wood
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Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Joel Barlow
Jefferson, Thomas
06/14/1807
paper
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Chippendale Carved and Figured Mahogany Bombé Desk and Bookcase
Frothingham, Benjamin
1753
eastern red cedar, mahogany, Spanish cedar, white pine, wood
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George III Figured Mahogany Architect's Table
Unknown
ca. 1785
cherry, mahogany, spruce, white oak, wood
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William Jennings Bryan's Historic Steel Plowshare Paperweight
Unknown
1913-1915
metal, nickel-plated, steel
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The Bruen-Jay Family American Brass Hand Seal
Unknown
Early 19th century
brass, lignum vitae, metal
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Declaration of Independence
Unknown
1784-1837
oil on canvas
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The American Commissioners of the Preliminary Peace Negotiations with Great Britain
American School
After 1820
oil on canvas, in a period frame
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George III Inlaid Mahogany Writing Table from the Signing of the Treaty of Paris [1783]
Shepherd, Thomas
ca. 1780
mahogany, spruce, white oak, wood
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Portrait of John Hancock
Savage, Edward
1785
oil on canvas
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Portrait of Thomas Jefferson
Stuart, Jane
19th century
oil on canvas
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American Silver Skippet
Masi, Seraphim
ca. 1840
metal, silver
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Chippendale Mahogany Reverse-Serpentine Desk and Bookcase
Unknown
ca. 1785-1805
cherry, eastern white pine, mahogany, wood
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Chippendale Figured Mahogany Desk and Bookcase
Reynolds, James
ca. 1770-1780
Atlantic white cedar, mahogany, southern yellow pine, spruce, wood, yellow-poplar
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Portrait of Benjamin Franklin
Stevens, Bradley
2003
oil on linen
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George III Silver Consular Seal with Ivory Turned Handle
Bateman, Peter
1808-1809
ivory handle, metal, silver
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Letter from Thomas Jefferson to George Washington
Jefferson, Thomas
12/12/1792
gall ink on paper, paper
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Chippendale Figured Mahogany Bombe Slant-Front Desk
Unknown
ca. 1755-1770
eastern white pine, mahogany, wood