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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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