Behind the Scenes: Diplomatic Reception Rooms

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Behind the Scenes: Diplomatic Reception Rooms

For several weeks each August, the State Department's Diplomatic Reception Rooms are closed to the public to allow conservators to repair and renovate the...

Federal News Network Staff

September 4, 2013 5:25 pm

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The State Department's most valuable decorative art piece is this desk, which was signed and labeled by its maker John Townsend of Newport, R.I, in 1765. The piece of furniture is insured for $5 million.

'It becomes the Rosetta Stone of the work of this craftsman,' Craighill said. 'You can compare the dovetails and the carving details and suddenly you can identify the exact work of one man. So, it becomes a really wonderful historical piece of that date, 1765.'

*(Photo by Michael O'Connell/Federal News Radio)*

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