Desk
Unknown
1700–1730 · Black walnut, ash, white pine, poplar · The American Wing
Desks such as this one, combining the chest-of drawers and desk-box forms in one unit, became fashionable in Boston in the early eighteenth century. The slant-front lid is enlivened by richly figured burl veneers. It is hinged at the bottom and opens to provide a flat writing surface.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1700–1730
- Medium
- Black walnut, ash, white pine, poplar
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909
