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Terms
- Bookstands
- Mahogany
Dimensions22.86 × 17.14 × 1.9 cm (9 × 6 3/4 × 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Mildred Sawyer
Object numberF2015.0001A
DescriptionMahogany, folding book rest (A). Double swinging doors open to reveal a golden crest depicting a lion above three fleur-de-lis. Wooden flap beneath doors also swings down to form a stand when stand is in reverse orientation. Whole stand is stored folded in half: When open, a notched back is revealed (notches to hold a fold-out support piece to so that user may adjust the angle of the book rest). Two inlaid compartments (hidden when book stand is folded) hold a slender paper knife with ivory handle (B) and an ivory bookmark that can be slipped over a page (C).
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Object number: 1994.55.28
Allen and Rowell
Late 1800s