American Period Furniture in Museum Collectionsa SAPFM viewer

In the collection ofMetropolitan Museum of Art

Cylinder-fall desk with cabinet top

In the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date

ca. 1790

Medium

Satinwood, purplewood, gilt bronze, marble

Dimensions

Overall: 47 1/2 × 32 1/2 × 16 1/2 in. (120.7 × 82.6 × 41.9 cm)

Form

Desk

Culture

French

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

44.157.3

Credit line

Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1944