Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ), 1732/40-1836
1796
1867.314
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Writing table
Object name
Writing table
Date
1810-1820
Medium
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; poplar, pine; leather
Dimensions
Overall: 31 3/4 x 42 x 24 in. ( 80.6 x 106.7 x 61 cm )
Description
Mahogany Empire writing table with leather-lined writing surface; one center drawer and two drawers on each side with brass ring pulls attached to lion mask mounts (not original); raised on tapering columnar legs with reeding; front legs with paw feet, and rear legs with ball feet.
Credit Line
Bequest of Townsend Lawrence, 1952
Object Number
INV.14979
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this desk belonged to Mrs. Effingham Lawrence (nee Watson), great-grandmother of the donor. Mrs. Lawrence died in 1853 at the age of 89.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.