Slant-Front Desk

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 233

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Jacques Dubois

Title

Slant-Front Desk

Place

France (Artist's nationality)

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1745–1749

Medium

Oak, pine, mahogany, kingwood, lacquer decoration, gilt bronze, leather, pewter, and iron

Inscriptions

Signed on center strut, bottom front: "IDUBOIS"; circular stamp in blue on left strut, bottom front: "BOURGES EXPOSITION/PARIS"

Dimensions

93.4 × 78.2 × 46.4 cm (36 3/4 × 30 3/4 × 18 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Elizabeth R. Vaughan and Mrs. Henry C. Wood; gift of Mrs. Potter Palmer; Robert Allerton, Robert Allerton Surplus, Mary L. Stevenson, Wirt D. Walker, Decorative Arts Purchase, and other funds

Reference Number

1973.385

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