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The Banker's Table

William Michael Harnett

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a still life on a black marble table. Two stacked books are positioned on the left side, with the top book being brown and the bottom book having a red label. A white feather quill pen lies across the top book. A brown inkwell sits on a third book behind the stacked books. A blue piece of paper with an image of a coin and a real coin are placed in front of the books. On the right side, a small metal tin with a silver lid sits on a folded cloth next to a cylindrical pink object with chipped silver paint. The background is a plain brown wall.

Artwork Details

Date
1877
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 403 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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