American Period Furniture in Museum Collectionsa SAPFM viewer

In the collection ofMetropolitan Museum of Art

Desk

Mervyn Macartney|W. Hall for Kenton and Co.|Kenton & Co., London

In the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Maker

Mervyn Macartney|W. Hall for Kenton and Co.|Kenton & Co., London

Date

1891

Medium

Mahogany veneered on the exterior with Macassar ebony, silver plated brass knobs, silver molding

Dimensions

Overall: 38 × 29 1/4 × 14 in. (96.5 × 74.3 × 35.6 cm)

Form

Desk

Culture

British

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

2006.4

Credit line

Purchase, The James Parker Charitable Foundation Gift, 2006