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Slant-Front Desk

A work made of oak, pine, mahogany, kingwood, lacquer decoration, gilt bronze, leather, pewter, and iron.
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  • A work made of oak, pine, mahogany, kingwood, lacquer decoration, gilt bronze, leather, pewter, and iron.

Date:

c. 1745–49

Artist:

Paris, France
Jacques Dubois (French, 1694–1763)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Jacques Dubois

Title

Slant-Front Desk

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1745–1749

Medium

Oak, pine, mahogany, kingwood, lacquer decoration, gilt bronze, leather, pewter, and iron

Inscriptions

Signed on center strut, bottom front: "IDUBOIS"; circular stamp in blue on left strut, bottom front: "BOURGES EXPOSITION/PARIS"

Dimensions

93.4 × 81.3 × 46.4 cm (36 3/4 × 32 × 18 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Elizabeth R. Vaughan and Mrs. Henry C. Wood; gift of Mrs. Potter Palmer; Robert Allerton, Robert Allerton Surplus, Mary L. Stevenson, Wirt D. Walker, Decorative Arts Purchase, and other funds

Reference Number

1973.385

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