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Henry Mather Greene
Writing Table from the Living Room of the Robert R. Blacker House, Pasadena, California1907

Not on view
Hardwood two-piece furniture set: a narrow table with three drawers and geometric fret brackets supporting a rectangular cabinet with painted floral branch decoration and a crenellated gallery rail
Wooden writing desk in warm brown hardwood, with a raised superstructure featuring open pigeonholes, small cabinet doors with dark metal pulls, and side drawers; lower section has three drawers with matching hardware and straight legs with corner spandrels.
Wooden scholar's desk with raised upper cabinet section featuring open cubbyholes, a small central door, and two drawers with carved handles; lower writing surface with a front drawer and decorative openwork apron and leg joints, photographed at an angle against a pale gray background.
Wooden writing desk with raised upper cabinet featuring open cubbyholes, small central doors with dark metal hardware, and two small drawers; lower section with pull-out writing surface, drawer, and carved apron with bracket feet, in warm medium-brown hardwood with darker accent trim.
Wooden writing desk with raised cabinet superstructure featuring open cubbyholes, a small central door, and two small drawers with dark metal hardware; lower section has a pull-out writing slide and two drawers; ebonized joinery details and carved floral motif on side panel.
Detail of a wooden cabinet or chest with applied tortoiseshell and metal wire inlay decoration across three horizontal panels, depicting pine branches with cones, scattered leaves, and small circular forms against warm brown wood grain.
Designed by
Henry Mather Greene
United States, California, 1870-1954
Designed by
Charles Sumner Greene
United States, California, 1868-1957
Manufacturer
Peter Hall Manufacturing Company
United States, California, Pasadena, 1906-1922
Title
Writing Table from the Living Room of the Robert R. Blacker House, Pasadena, California
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1907
Medium
Honduras mahogany, ebony, laminated wood, with fruitwood, copper, and silver inlay
Dimensions
a) Desk section: 17 5/8 x 47 3/4 x 17 3/8 in. (44.77 x 121.29 x 44.13 cm); b) Bottom section: 29 1/2 x 50 3/8 x 26 1/2 in. (74.93 x 127.95 x 67.31 cm); a-b) Table: 47 1/8 x 50 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. (119.7 x 128.27 x 67.31 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Max Palevsky
Accession Number
M.2011.128.21a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design