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Desk and Bookcase

John Davey

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Desk and Bookcase by John Davey is a wooden cabinet with a two-piece design. The top portion features two doors with oval cutouts in the center and a decorative trim around the edges. The doors have no visible handles. A small decorative piece of wood is on top center. The bottom portion has two drawers with oval designs on the front and two cabinet doors below, both also with oval designs. The cabinet stands on short, curved legs. The color is a medium to dark wood tone with varying shades of brown. The background is gray.

Artwork Details

Date
1805–10
Medium
Mahogany, satinwood veneer with white pine, yellow poplar
Culture
American
Dimensions
473 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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