Writing Table with Mechanical Fittings (table à transformation)
c. 1760/1770, altered extensively first half 19th century
Cabinetmaker
Artwork overview
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Medium
veneered on oak with tulipwood, kingwood, sycamore, purplewood, boxwood, ebony, and other woods; gilded bronze mounts
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 75.1 x 96.8 x 45 cm (29 9/16 x 38 1/8 x 17 11/16 in.)
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Accession
1942.9.421
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
J. Pierpont Morgan [1837-1913}, New York. (Duveen Brothers, Inc., New York); inheritance from the Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania after purchase 9 December 1915 with funds of the estate; gift 1942 to NGA
Associated Names
Wikidata ID
Q62266858