Lap desk

Date

ca. 1816

Medium

Mahogany and rosewood veneer, brass; mahogany, eastern white pine, sweet gum, glass

Dimensions

8.4 x 19.3 x 11 in. (21.4 x 49.1 x 28 cm)

Origin

New York

Museum

Yale University Art Gallery

Accession

1986.127.1

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Henry W. English, Mrs. Elinor W. Montgomery and Mr. Alexander M. White in memory of their mother Evelyn Lanman White