Period-style Designs for a Writing Desk with Chinoiserie Decorations (Louis XV)
Mewès and Davis|Charles-Frédéric Mewès|Arthur Joseph Davis
ca. 1900–1914 · Watercolor over graphite · Drawings and Prints
Page a design for a writing desk inspired by models from the mid 18th century. The desk is executed in a grey tone with gilt mouldings along the edges and legs. Compartments with chinoiserie decorations have been placed on the front and side of the piece.
- Artist
- Mewès and Davis|Charles-Frédéric Mewès|Arthur Joseph Davis
- Date
- ca. 1900–1914
- Medium
- Watercolor over graphite
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Purchase, Anne Stern Gift, 1976