SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Slant-top desk

Slant-top desk, mid-18th century, Kingwood, mahogany and various other marquetry woods; gilt bronze, leather
Date
mid-18th century
Medium
Kingwood, mahogany and various other marquetry woods; gilt bronze, leather
Dimensions
36 × 25 1/2 × 17 in. (91.4 × 64.8 × 43.2 cm)
Form
Desk
Culture
French
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession
48.187.729
Credit line
Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
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