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Writing board, Wood, gesso, paint
ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert  French, Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Gilles Joubert
1759
Writing board, Sycomore wood, ebony, gesso, paint
ca. 2030–1981 B.C.
Panels of a writing board, Ivory, Assyrian
Assyrian
ca. 721–705 BCE
Three poems from the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Kokin wakashū), known as the “Imaki Fragment” (Imaki-gire), Fujiwara no Norinaga  Japanese, Page from a booklet, mounted as hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan
Fujiwara no Norinaga
12th century
Writing Board, Wood, ink
570–525 B.C.
Writing table, Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix  French, Oak, veneered with rosewood, endcut kingwood, banding of holly, gilt-bronze, French, Paris
Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix
ca. 1760–70
Writing board of an apprentice scribe, Wood, whitewash, ink
ca. 2030 B.C.
Writing board stela of Ita, usurped by Hetepi, Sycomore, plaster, paint
ca. 2030–1981 B.C.
Writing Table, Mahogany, satinwood, ebony stringing, tulip poplar, pine, American
American
1795–1805
Writing Box, Wood; veneered with ebony, inlaid with ivory and bone (partially stained), brass (sadeli technique)
late 16th–early 17th century
Writing table (table à écrire), Bernard II van Risenburgh, Oak veneered with tulipwood, kingwood, amaranth, mahogany, ebony, mother-of-pearl, stained horn; gilt-bronze mounts; modern velvet, French, Paris
Bernard II van Risenburgh
ca. 1755
Writing Table, Mahogany, sweet gum, yellow pine, Atlantic white cedar, yellow poplar; brass, American
American
1760–85
Five poems, Shitao (Zhu Ruoji)  Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper, China
Shitao (Zhu Ruoji)
ca. 1700
Writing board stela of Mentuhotep, Wood, paint
ca. 2030–1652 B.C.
Leaf of a Writing Tablet, Elephant ivory, French
French
14th century
Writing table (part of a set), Joseph Baumhauer  French, Oak, veneered with tulipwood, purplewood, casuarina wood, and kingwood; gilt-bronze mounts, gilt-tooled leather, French
Joseph Baumhauer
ca. 1770
Fragments from a Scribe's Writing Board, Sycomore wood, gesso
ca. 2130–1981 B.C.
Writing table, Joseph Baumhauer  French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, oak drawers; leather; gilt-bronze mounts.
Joseph Baumhauer
ca. 1760–65
Wooden Writing Tablets, Wood and wax, Coptic
Coptic
500–700
Small oval writing table (one of a pair), Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix  French, Oak veneered with satiné wood, tulipwood; leather; gilt bronze, French, Paris
Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix
ca. 1775
Writing and eating table, Martin Carlin  French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, gilt bronze, soft-paste porcelain, marble, French, Paris and Sèvres
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1780
Writing table, William Vile  British, Mahogany and oak; lacquered brass; green baize (modern), British
William Vile
ca. 1761
The Writing Master, Thomas Eakins  American, Oil on canvas, American
Thomas Eakins
1882
Cover of a Writing Tablet, Elephant ivory, French
French
ca. 1325–50
Writing Tablet, Boxwood, British
British
14th century
Writing Box, Italian (Manifattura di Signa, Florence?), Copper alloy with reddish brown patina and areas of a worn black patina on top., Italian (Manifattura di Signa, Florence?)
Italian (Manifattura di Signa, Florence?)
ca. 1900
Work and writing table (table en chiffonière), Bernard II van Risenburgh, Oak and beech veneered with tulipwood and purplewood; gilt bronze, blue moiré silk, French
Bernard II van Risenburgh
ca. 1760
ca. 2030–1981 B.C.
Writing Box, Unknown, Wood with bone, tortoise shell, and ebony inlay; iron hardware, Mexican (Campeche)
Unknown
1650–1700
Writing table (bureau plat), Bernard II van Risenburgh, Veneered on oak with ebony;  mounts of chased and gilded bronze; top inlaid with later panels of black morocco and gilt-tooled leather, French
Bernard II van Risenburgh
ca. 1745–50
Writing box, Nicolas-Denis Derome  French, Gilt-tooled red morocco leather; pale green silk lining with gold braid, French
Nicolas-Denis Derome
ca. 1783
Writing board fragment with Sokar formula for the benefit of Nebit, Wood, stucco plaster, ink
ca. 2030–1981 B.C.
Writing board fragment with Sokar formula for the benefit of Itaseneb, Wood, stucco plaster, ink
ca. 2030–1981 B.C.
Writing box, Ferdinand Plitzner  German, Oak, cedar, exotic hardwood, and ebonized fruitwood; marquetry in pewter, brass, and tortoiseshell; silver, German, Eyrichshof (Franconia)
Ferdinand Plitzner
ca. 1715–20
Writing table, David Roentgen  German, Mahogany, gilt bronze, German, Neuwied am Rhein
David Roentgen
ca. 1790
Writing table, Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix  French, Tulipwood, kingwood, harewood, purplewood, holly veneered on oak, French, Paris
Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix
third quarter 18th century
Small writing table, Antoine-Mathieu Criaerd  French, Oak veneered with tulipwood and amaranth, gilt bronze, leather, French, Paris
Antoine-Mathieu Criaerd
ca. 1755–60
Combined work, writing, and reading table and music stand, Martin Carlin  French, Veneered on oak with ebony, tulipwood, and black and gold Japanese lacquer;  mounts chased and gilded bronze, French
Martin Carlin
ca. 1775–80
Writing table, Thomas Chippendale  British, Mahogany, leather, gilt bronze, British
Thomas Chippendale
ca. 1760