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Writing desk
Carlo Zenca. 1902
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Small writing desk with curved back continuing in natural curve down the back lags. Liftable writing surface inset with stamped leather. Surface on all sides decorated with Oriental design of petals of mother-of-pearl and entwining lines of brass and silver alloy.
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Details
- Title: Writing desk
- Creator: Carlo Zen
- Creator Lifespan: 1851/1918
- Date Created: ca. 1902
- Type: Writing desk
- Rights: Gift of John Goodwin
- Medium: Fruitwood, brass, white metal, mother-of-pearl, leather
- Provenance: Given by John Goodwin
- Exhibitions: New York, NY, Cooper-Hewitt, "Rococo: The Continuing Curve," 3/6/08-7/7/08New York, NY, The Museum of Modern Art, "Satellite Exhibition," 10/13/76-11/9/76
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 104.1 x 64.8 x 63.5 cm (41 x 25 1/2 x 25 in.)
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