"Tibattant" Desk

Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann

ca. 1923 · Macassar ebony, ivory, leather, aluminum leaf, silver, silk, oak, lumber-core plywood, poplar, mahogany · Modern and Contemporary Art

Curator Joseph Breck purchased this desk from Ruhlmann in 1923, making it the first work by the designer to enter a public collection.

Artist

Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann

Date

ca. 1923

Medium

Macassar ebony, ivory, leather, aluminum leaf, silver, silk, oak, lumber-core plywood, poplar, mahogany

Culture

French

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1923