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Hanging Shelf
1925
Springwood estate workmen made this hanging shelf for Sara Roosevelt, FDR's mother, in 1925. Years later, Eleanor used it in her bedroom at Val-Kill. Marked "SDR" (Sara Delano Roosevelt) and "1925."
Probably Philippine mahogany. H 51.7, W 40, D 12.7 cm.
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historical Site, ELRO 464

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