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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This mahogany bombé desk and bookcase, which is usually closed to the public, was made in 1753 by cabinetmaker Benjamin Frothingham Jr., of Charlestown, Mass. He was a friend of George Washington and fought in the American Revolution.

Marcee Craighill, director and curator of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, called this a 'very important piece of American-made, Chippendale furniture.'

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

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