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The desk is made up of a pine carcase and oak drawers, veneered with Indian rosewood, coralwood and ebony, and inlaid in engraved ivory, boar's tusk and bone. It is embellished with the Saxe-Meiningen coat of arms.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Armorial Travelling Desk, 1683
Date supported
2001
Medium and material
Rosewood, ebony, fruitwood, boar's tusk, bone
Dimensions
66 x 104 x 84 cm
Grant
34247
Total cost
102740
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