Desk

Designer Designed by Leopold Eidlitz American

Manufacturer Manufactured by Weller, Brown and Mesmer

1878

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Desk
Designer: Designed by Leopold Eidlitz (1823–1906)
Manufacturer: Manufactured by Weller, Brown and Mesmer
Date: 1878
Geography: Made in Buffalo, New York, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Cherry, brass, leather
Dimensions: 29 1/16 x 26 1/2 x 23 3/4 in. (73.8 x 67.3 x 60.3 cm)
Credit Line: Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1984
Object Number: 1984.68
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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