COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
TFC_.19185101
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Boulle, André-Charles
Creator Nationality:
European; French
Creator Role:
cabinetmaker
Creator Name-CRT:
André-Charles Boulle
Title:
Kneehole Desk with Tendril Marquetry of Tortoiseshell and Brass
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
c. 1700
Creation Start Date:
1680
Creation End Date:
1720
Materials and Techniques:
carcass of oak and fir, drawers of walnut and oak; veneered with panels of brass inlaid with tortoiseshell marquetry and bordered by ebony; mounts of gilt bronze; top covered with black leather
Classification Term:
Furniture
Dimensions:
H. 30 3/4 in. (78.1 cm.)
Dimensions:
W. 57 7/8 in. (147 cm.)
Dimensions:
D. 29 1/8 in. (74 cm.)
AMICA Contributor:
The Frick Collection
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
18.5.101
Credit Line:
Henry Clay Frick Bequest
Copyright:
Licensed for non-commercial, educational use.
Related Document Description:
New York, The Frick Collection. A Guide to Works of Art on Exhibition [checklist]. 1997, n.p. New York, The Frick Collection. Art in the Frick Collection: Paintings, Sculpture, Decorative Arts [cat.]. Comps. C. Ryskamp, et al., 1996, p.186. New York, TheFrick Collection. An Illustrated Catalogue. Vol.5 Furniture. [cat.]. 1992, pp.188-203.
Related Image Identifier Link:
TFC_.19185101.tif
