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Dressing table

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown dresser with red undertones and gold accents, rectangular with a flat top, three drawers across the front, the middle drawer taller and wider than the two on either side, all drawers adorned with gold handles and decorative motifs; the left drawer with a floral design; the middle drawer with a shell motif; and the right drawer with an animal; four curved legs with small gold feet; background is grey. Dressing table by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
1747
Medium:
Japanned maple, white pine
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 488 px
Museum record:
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