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Collections

Louis Comfort Tiffany
Writing Table from the Henry G. Marquand Residence, New York Citycirca 1885

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Labor and Leisure in the American Metropolis
Honey-brown wood writing desk with a black leather top, ornate pierced lattice panels, brass floral hardware, and clustered column legs with turned spindle stretchers
Artist or Maker
Louis Comfort Tiffany
United States, New York, 1848-1933
Title
Writing Table from the Henry G. Marquand Residence, New York City
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1885
Medium
Satinwood, brass, pewter, and original leather
Dimensions
25 5/8 x 36 x 24 3/8 in. (65.09 x 91.44 x 61.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 1995 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
AC1995.46.1
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Edwards, Holly. Noble Dreams-Wicked Pleasures, Orientalism in America, 1870-1930. Princeton University Press/Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Princeton/Massachusetts, 2000.
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art. New York: Thames and Hudson, 2003.