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Lady’s writing desk
(Bureau de dame)
(c. 1920)
Medium
Macassar ebony (Diopyros discolour), wood, ivory, silver, brass, steel, silk tassels
Measurements
(a-e) 71.4 × 82.5 × 49.0 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with the assistance of the NGV Women's Association and Paula Fox, 2007
Gallery location
Mid 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
(a) stamped in brass catch on upper interior of front proper left cupboard c.: (circle)
stamped in brass catch on upper interior of front proper right cupboard c.: (circle)
incised in side drawer cavity, rung below top drawer c.: I
incised in side drawer cavity, rung below middle drawer c.: II
inscribed in pencil on middle drawer support at rear of carcass c.: (left-pointing arrow)
(b) incised on underside of front face c.: I
incised on underside of bottom u.c.: I
(c) incised on underside of front face c.: II
incised on underside of bottom u.c.: II
inscribed in blue pencil/crayon on rear external face c.: X 2
(d) incised on underside of front face c.: III
incised on underside of bottom face u.c.: III
inscribed in blue pencil/crayon on rear external face c.: X 3
Accession Number
2007.709.a-e
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited