Flat-top desk (library table, writing table), 1772
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London
John Mayhew (Attributed) Mahogany, brass, and steel; H. 28 1/2 in. (72.5 cm), W. 61 1/3 in. (155.9 cm), D. 28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm) University of Pennsylvania Rare Book & Manuscript Library (Philadelphia, Pa.) 
A surviving entry in Franklin's accounts indicates that he purchased a "library table" from John Mayhew in June 1772.
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