Drawing Table
1600-1700 (made)
| Place of origin |
Draw-table of walnut and larch. From a house known as the ‘Casa Mattei’ at Osogna, near Ticino.
The top has two wings, which can be drawn out on runners fixed to the under-surface. The framework supporting the top has five grooved ogee brackets on each side, and rests on two pairs of shaped legs, joined by stretchers and strengthened below by foot-rails.
The top has two wings, which can be drawn out on runners fixed to the under-surface. The framework supporting the top has five grooved ogee brackets on each side, and rests on two pairs of shaped legs, joined by stretchers and strengthened below by foot-rails.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | walnut, larch |
| Brief description | Walnut and larch drawing table; Swiss; 1600-1700 |
| Physical description | Draw-table of walnut and larch. From a house known as the ‘Casa Mattei’ at Osogna, near Ticino. The top has two wings, which can be drawn out on runners fixed to the under-surface. The framework supporting the top has five grooved ogee brackets on each side, and rests on two pairs of shaped legs, joined by stretchers and strengthened below by foot-rails. |
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| Object history | Purchased with numbers 698-701 of 1907 for £804.4s.4d. Location history from dept Findings List: Room 1 Wall side and visible in a photo of the room 698-1907 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 701:1-1907 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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