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A work made of walnut, walnut veneer, and white pine.
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  • A work made of walnut, walnut veneer, and white pine.

Date:

1700–35

Artist:

Artist unknown (American, 18th century)
Boston

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 165

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Artist unknown

Title

Desk

Place

Boston (Object made in)

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.

c. 1700–1735

Medium

Walnut, walnut veneer, and white pine

Dimensions

110.5 × 91.4 × 51.4 cm (43 1/2 × 36 1/4 × 20 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Antiquarian Society through the Joyce Martin Brown, Mrs. Harold T. Martin, Melinda Martin Vance, and Lena T. Gilbert funds

Reference Number

1979.1453

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