Cylinder Desk and Bookcase

MEDIUMMahogany, mahogany veneer, satinwood, gilded

COLLECTIONThe American Wing

CULTUREAmerican

CREDIT LINEPurchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, in memory of Berry B. Tracy, 1985

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Duncan Phyfe, a Scottish immigrant, became America's most renowned cabinetmaker, defining Neoclassical elegance in 19th-century furniture.