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Secrétaire à Abattant Secretary

This is a secretary. It was manufactured by Kimbel & Cabus. It is dated ca. 1875 and we acquired it in 1997. Its medium is oak, nickel-plated metal (probably bronze). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program and Walter Scholz Memorial Funds.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (approximate): 165.1 x 81.3 x 47 cm (5 ft. 5 in. x 32 in. x 18 1/2 in.)

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Secrétaire à Abattant Secretary; Manufactured by Kimbel & Cabus (United States); USA; oak, nickel-plated metal (probably bronze); H x W x D (approximate): 165.1 x 81.3 x 47 cm (5 ft. 5 in. x 32 in. x 18 1/2 in.); Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program and Walter Scholz Memorial Funds; 1997-42-1-a/e

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