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Writing table

Writing table (© Temple Newsam House)

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attributed to William Hallett (circa 1707-1781)

Temple Newsam House

1745

Writing table made for the library at Temple Newsam probably by William Hallett to designs of Daniel Garrett, a Palladian architect. The mouldings correspond and there is mention of it in an inventory of 1808.

  • Medium: mahogany with brass handles
  • Dimensions: 152 x 94 x 81 cm
  • Art Fund Grant: £15000 ( Total: £165,000)
  • ArtFunded in: 1989
  • Vendor: Pelham Galleries

Provenance

Temple Newsam via G.Huntington Hartford Collection: Pelham Galleries.


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