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The intricate geometric patterning of this distinctively Spanish type of traveling desk shows the fondness for Islamic design that survived long after the Reconquest.
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Title: Drop-front desk on chest (Vargueño)
Date: 17th century
Culture: Spanish
Medium: Carved, gilded, and partly gilded painted bone; wrought iron
Dimensions:
Total H.: 63-3/8 in. (160 cm);
a) 38 x 44 x 17 in. (96.5 x 111.8 x 43.2 cm);
b) 27 x 43 x 16-3/8 in. (68.6 x 109.2 x 41.6 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Gift of the Duchesse de Richelieu, 1960
Object Number: 60.52a, b
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