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Desk-on-frame

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The object is a wooden table on a frame. The tabletop is rectangular with rounded corners, and it has a small drawer on the front side. The tabletop has a lip around the edges. The table's legs are ornately carved with spindle-like details. There are four legs, one at each corner of the table, and they are connected by two horizontal bars that form an "X" shape underneath the table. The background of the image is white. The title of the object is "Desk-on-frame" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
1690–1720
Medium:
Sweet gum, possibly mahogany veneer, yellow poplar
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 590 px
Museum record:
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