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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.

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

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

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

Booklet with Scenes of the Passion, Elephant ivory, polychromy, and gilding, North French (carving); Upper Rhenish (painting) — Booklet with Scenes of the Passion
North French (carving); Upper Rhenish (painting)
ca. 1300 (carving); ca. 1310–20 (painting)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Leaf of a Writing Tablet, Elephant ivory, French — Leaf of a Writing Tablet
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 — 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.

Cover of a Writing Tablet, Elephant ivory, French — Cover of a Writing Tablet
French
ca. 1325–50

Victory Writing on a Shield, Jean Guillaume Moitte French, Terracotta, French, Paris — Victory Writing on a Shield
Jean Guillaume Moitte
1789

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

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

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

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 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

Writing box (suzuribako) with folding fans, Lacquered wood with gold and silver togidashimaki-e and hiramaki-e on “pear-skin” (nashiji) ground, Japan — Writing box (suzuribako) with folding fans
Japan
18th century

Fragment of a Scribe's Writing Board, Sycomore wood, gesso — Fragment of a Scribe's Writing Board
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 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

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

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

Writing box, Enameled copper; implements of glass, gilt copper, and enameled copper, British, possibly Birmingham — Writing box
British, possibly Birmingham
ca. 1750 –1760

Writing table, Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix French, Kingwood, tulipwood, holly, purplewood on oak and pine, gilt bronze, French, Paris — Writing table
Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix
ca. 1760–70

Scribe's Tablet, Wood, ink — Scribe's Tablet
664–332 B.C.

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.