Bookcase
- Object Name:
- Bookcase
- Object ID:
- 2001.509
- Creator:
- de la Cruz, Alejandro (1924-1990)
Cabinetmaker - Place of Origin:
- Canterbury, NH
- Date:
- circa 1950
- Description:
- Bookcase. Made by Alejandro de la Cruz (1924-1990), Canterbury, NH. Mahogany. Glass door on front, with lock and key. Glass sides. Four tall square tapered legs on brass casters. Two mahogany shelves on adjustable metal brackets. Brass plate on front of skirt, engraved "GIFT OF / MR.-MRS. CALVIN C. HILL, BOSTON". Stamped lettering on inner surface of right skirt: "A CRUZ".
- Material:
- Wood
Mahogany
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-63 W-28 D-13.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Donated to NHHS by Mr. and Mrs. Calvin C. Hill of Boston. Used in library reading room to house first 25 editions of "Science and Health" and small bust of Mary Baker Eddy (1936.016) until bookcase was removed 10/04/2001. Apparently given specifically for the Mary Baker Eddy material.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin C. Hill
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