Desk (bonheur du jour)

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Title: Desk (bonheur du jour)
Date Created: ca. 1780–90
Physical Dimensions: 41 5/16 × 34 7/8 × 18 5/8 in. (104.9 × 88.6 × 47.3 cm)
Type: Desk
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/209032
Medium: Wood, ivory, gilt bronze Carcass woods: mahogany and oak, with mahogany drawer linings Veneer woods include satinwood, mahogany, yewwood, tulipwood, rosewood, partridegewood (?), walnut, green-stained sycamore, and boxwood stringing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Culture: British

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