SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Tambour Desk

Nathaniel Bemis

Tambour Desk, Nathaniel Bemis, 1790-1805, Mahogany, mahogany veneer, light and dark wood stringing, light and dark wood inla…

Maker: Nathaniel Bemis
Date: 1790-1805
Medium: Mahogany, mahogany veneer, light and dark wood stringing, light and dark wood inlay, white pine, yellow poplar, chestnut, brass, fabric
Form: Desk
Origin: Watertown
Museum: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Accession: 1982-122-1

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