In the collection ofYale University Art Gallery

Portable Writing Desk

In the collection of Yale University Art Gallery

Portable Writing Desk, 1790–1815, Mahogany and mahogany veneer; a light inlay; writing surface panels, cherry; drawer sides,…
Date
1790–1815
Medium
Mahogany and mahogany veneer; a light inlay; writing surface panels, cherry; drawer sides, bottom, and back, desk bottom, other interior elements, eastern white pine
Dimensions
6.5 x 21 x 11 in. (16.5 x 53.3 x 27.9 cm)
Origin
New England
Museum
Yale University Art Gallery
Accession
1940.54
Credit line
Gift of Henry Robinson Buck, Ph.B. 1896
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