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Unknown Maker, English

Writing Table

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Description

Maker

Culture

English

Title

Writing Table

Year

ca. 1720

Medium

Burled walnut

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Burled walnut

Dimensions

72 x 42 x 26 cm (28 3/8 x 16 9/16 x 10 1/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift and Bequest from the Collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller

Object Number

2017.74.8

Type

Furniture

Exhibition History

European Galleries

Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

Upholstered in intricately patterned needlework, this settee, like the writing table, stands on gracefully curved cabriole legs with pad feet. The availability of wood has always factored into furniture makers’ choices, and these works reflect an abundance of walnut wood in France in the early 1700s. The small table was designed with great functionality in mind—it could be closed when not in use and opened to provide a writing surface that rested on a swing-out fourth leg. It also includes a small drawer for storage and two pull-out slides to hold candles.

–Elizabeth A. Williams, David and Peggy Rockefeller Curator of Decorative Arts and Design

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, English

Writing Table, ca. 1720

Burled walnut

72 x 42 x 26 cm (28 3/8 x 16 9/16 x 10 1/4 inches)

Gift and Bequest from the Collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller 2017.74.8

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