Portable Writing Desk

Date

1790–1815

Medium

Front, sides, top, back, tiger-maple veneer; top, yellow poplar; storage compartments, cleats, veneer on edges of writing panels, soft maple; bottom, writing panels, red gum; sides, eastern white pine; keyhole surround, possibly rosewood

Dimensions

7.7 x 20 x 11.1 in. (19.6 x 50.8 x 28.2 cm)

Origin

United States

Museum

Yale University Art Gallery

Accession

1931.1271

Credit line

Mabel Brady Garvan Collection