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Writing board, Wood, gesso, paint — Writing board
ca. 1981–1802 B.C.

Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert French, Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris — Writing table (bureau plat)
Gilles Joubert
1759

Writing board, Sycomore wood, ebony, gesso, paint — Writing board
ca. 2030–1981 B.C.

Panels of a writing board, Ivory, Assyrian — Panels of a writing board
Assyrian
ca. 721–705 BCE

Writing Board, Wood, ink — Writing Board
570–525 B.C.

Writing table, Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix French, Oak, veneered with rosewood, endcut kingwood, banding of holly, gilt-bronze, French, Paris — Writing table
Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix
ca. 1760–70

Writing board of an apprentice scribe, Wood, whitewash, ink — Writing board of an apprentice scribe
ca. 2030 B.C.

Writing board stela of Ita, usurped by Hetepi, Sycomore, plaster, paint — Writing board stela of Ita, usurped by Hetepi
ca. 2030–1981 B.C.

Writing Box, Wood; veneered with ebony, inlaid with ivory and bone (partially stained), brass (sadeli technique) — Writing Box
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 — Writing table (table à écrire)
Bernard II van Risenburgh
ca. 1755

Writing Table, Mahogany, sweet gum, yellow pine, Atlantic white cedar, yellow poplar; brass, American — Writing Table
American
1760–85

Writing board stela of Mentuhotep, Wood, paint — Writing board stela of Mentuhotep
ca. 2030–1652 B.C.

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 — Writing table (part of a set)
Joseph Baumhauer
ca. 1770

Fragments from a Scribe's Writing Board, Sycomore wood, gesso — Fragments from a Scribe's Writing Board
ca. 2130–1981 B.C.

Writing table, Joseph Baumhauer French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, oak drawers; leather; gilt-bronze mounts. — Writing table
Joseph Baumhauer
ca. 1760–65

Wooden Writing Tablets, Wood and wax, Coptic — Wooden Writing Tablets
Coptic
500–700

Writing and eating table, Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, gilt bronze, soft-paste porcelain, marble, French, Paris and Sèvres — Writing and eating table
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1780

Small oval writing table (one of a pair), Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix French, Oak veneered with satiné wood, tulipwood; leather; gilt bronze, French, Paris — Small oval writing table (one of a pair)
Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix
ca. 1775

Writing table, William Vile British, Mahogany and oak; lacquered brass; green baize (modern), British — Writing table
William Vile
ca. 1761

The Writing Master, Thomas Eakins American, Oil on canvas, American — The Writing Master
Thomas Eakins
1882

Proto-Cuneiform tablet with seal impressions: administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impression of a male figure, hunting dogs, and boars, Clay, Sumerian — Proto-Cuneiform tablet with seal impressions: administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impression of a male figure, hunting dogs, and boars
Sumerian
ca. 3100–2900 BCE

Writing Tablet, Boxwood, British — Writing Tablet
British
14th century

Cuneiform tablet: Late Babylonian grammatical text, Clay — Cuneiform tablet: Late Babylonian grammatical text
ca. late 1st millennium BCE

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?) — Writing Box
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 — Work and writing table (table en chiffonière)
Bernard II van Risenburgh
ca. 1760

Writing board stela of Nebseni

ca. 2030–1981 B.C.

Writing Box, Unknown, Wood with bone, tortoise shell, and ebony inlay; iron hardware, Mexican (Campeche) — Writing Box
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 — Writing table (bureau plat)
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 — Writing box
Nicolas-Denis Derome
ca. 1783

Leaf of a Writing Tablet, Elephant ivory, French — Leaf of a Writing Tablet
French
14th century

Writing Table, Mahogany, satinwood, ebony stringing, tulip poplar, pine, American — Writing Table
American
1795–1805

Writing board fragment with Sokar formula for the benefit of Itaseneb, Wood, stucco plaster, ink — Writing board fragment with Sokar formula for the benefit of Itaseneb
ca. 2030–1981 B.C.

Writing board fragment with Sokar formula for the benefit of Nebit, Wood, stucco plaster, ink — Writing board fragment with Sokar formula for the benefit of Nebit
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) — Writing box
Ferdinand Plitzner
ca. 1715–20

Writing table, David Roentgen German, Mahogany, gilt bronze, German, Neuwied am Rhein — Writing table
David Roentgen
ca. 1790

Writing table, Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix French, Tulipwood, kingwood, harewood, purplewood, holly veneered on oak, French, Paris — Writing table
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 — Small writing table
Antoine-Mathieu Criaerd
ca. 1755–60

A Girl Writing a Letter, Suzuki Harunobu Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — A Girl Writing a Letter
Suzuki Harunobu
18th century

Writing table, Thomas Chippendale British, Mahogany, leather, gilt bronze, British — Writing table
Thomas Chippendale
ca. 1760

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 — Combined work, writing, and reading table and music stand
Martin Carlin
ca. 1775–80