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Bureau table

ca. 1765
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 717

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bureau table
  • Date: ca. 1765
  • Geography: Made in Newport, Rhode Island, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Mahogany
  • Dimensions: 33 7/16 × 36 5/8 × 21 1/8 in. (84.9 × 93 × 53.7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Screven Lorillard (Alice Whitney), from the collection of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 2016
  • Object Number: 2016.797.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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