Tambour Desk

John Seymour

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Tambour Desk by John Seymour is a dark brown wooden piece of furniture with a rectangular shape. The top section has a flat surface and two doors with vertical ribbed panels and decorative gold inlays resembling a garland or swag. The doors are adorned with small round knobs. The bottom section consists of two drawers with long, thin rectangular handles and circular white and silver knobs featuring a cameo-style portrait. The desk has four tapered legs with decorative gold inlays on the front. The background of the image is a gradient transitioning from dark gray to light gray.