Object details
Accession number
F16e2
Primary Creator
English
Full title
Writing Desk
Creation Date
mid 19th century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
Dimensions
74.3 x 92.1 x 34.3 cm (29 1/4 x 36 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.)
Display Media
Veneered and crossbanded with satinwood and mahogany
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Raphael Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 117-18. (as English, dated mid 19th century)
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