Works of Art (15)
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Cylinder desk and bookcase, 1815–20,
Attributed to Duncan Phyfe (Scottish),
New York City,
Mahogany, satinwood, tulip poplar, pine (1985.236a,b) |
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Desk (secrétaire), ca. 1804–15,
French,
Amboyna on pine with gilt-bronze mounts (23.147.1) |
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Desk and bookcase, ca. 1779, Workshop of Nathaniel Gould (American), American; Salem, Massachusetts, Mahogany, white pine (10.125.81a) |
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Desk-on-frame, 1695–1720, American; New York City, Gumwood, possibly mahogany veneer, yellow poplar (44.47) |
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Desk, 1890–92,
Designer: Mervyn Macartney (British); W. Hall for Kenton & Co., London,
Mahogany veneered with Macassar ebony, silver molding, silver-plated brass knobs (2006.4) |
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Desk, ca. 1877,
Kimbel & Cabus (New York City),
Oak, nickel-plated brass and iron hardware (2000.58) |
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Desk, ca. 1902,
Carlo Bugatti (Italian),
Walnut, copper, pewter, vellum (1970.181.3) |
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Mechanical game table, ca. 1780–83,
David Roentgen (German),
Germany; Neuwied,
Partially stained oak, mahogany, maple, and fruitwood, felt, partially tooled and gilded leather, iron and steel fittings, brass (2007.42.1,2)
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Room from the Powel House, 1765–66; remodeled 1769–71,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (18.87.1-.4) |
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Secrétaire à abattant, ca. 1815–20, with later additions, Austrian, Walnut, parcel-ebonized and mounted with gilt bronze; leather, glass, brass (1991.470)
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Secretary, ca. 1776, Attributed to Martin Carlin (French), Paris, Oak; tulipwood, purplewood, holly, and sycamore veneer; porcelain and tôle painted to imitate porcelain; gilt bronze (1976.155.110) |
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Small desk (bonheur-du-jour), 1768, Martin Carlin (French), Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, stained sycamore and mahogany drawers, gilt-bronze mounts, Sèvres plaques (58.75.48) |
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Washstand, 1904,
Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Scottish), Designer,
Oak, ceramic tile, colored and mirror glass, and lead (1994.120) |
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Writing desk (bureau brisé), ca. 1685,
Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt (Dutch, active France), maker; Jean Bérain (French), engraver,
France (Paris),
Oak, pine, and walnut veneered with ebony, rosewood, and marquetry of engraved brass on tortoiseshell; gilt bronze, steel (1986.365.3) |
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Writing table, 1760–85, American, Mahogany, sweet gum, yellow pine, white cedar (32.125.1) |
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Thematic Essays (4)
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