Writing table
After a design by Thomas Chippendale in "Director" of 1759, plate 77.
Artwork Details
- Title: Writing table
- Designer: After a design by Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London)
- Date: ca. 1760
- Culture: British
- Medium: Mahogany, leather, gilt bronze
- Dimensions: 30 3/4 × 71 1/2 × 41 1/2 in. (78.1 × 181.6 × 105.4 cm)
- Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
- Credit Line: Purchase, Irwin Untermyer Gift and Gift of Irwin Untermyer, by exchange, 1971
- Object Number: 1971.145
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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