"Tom Watson" wrote in message
BTW - The original stain sample was copied from a desk in the
Winterthur Museum, which had previously resided in Congress Hall in
Philadelphia and was dated from the 1770's.

You will find the same color, more or less, on the Goddard-Townsend
highboys and shell desks.


Of course, what did they know?

I sure hope it looks better in person. On my screens both at home and at
work, they look like cherry Kool Aid.