COLLECTION NAME:
Walter B. Denny World Art & Architecture Images
Record
ID_Number:
WBD_06353
Creator name:
Aitken, John
Creator dates:
ca. 1760/65-1839
Creator nationality:
American
Title:
Desk and Bookcase
View description:
full view
Date:
1795-1810
Date type:
creation date
Repository name:
National Gallery of Art
Repository name variant:
NGA
Repository location:
Washington, D.C.
Repository name:
Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
Repository name variant:
St. Peter's Basilica
Repository location:
Holy See, Rome, Italy
Style_Period:
Federal
Subject:
geometric patterns
Subject:
medallions (ornament areas)
Culture:
American
Category:
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Work_type:
desk
Work_type:
bookcase
Material_Technique:
mahogany with mahogany veneer and light wood inlay
Note:
Part of Masterpieces of American Furniture exhibit at the National Gallery of Art
