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Description:

Scribe's desk. Rectangular form on four bracket feet. Made of wood and inlaid (kundekari) with mother-of pearl, tortoiseshell, ivory and metal wire in geometric designs. Interior adapted at a later date with green satin and mirror. Some losses and warping.

Object type:

desk

Museum number:

1991,0717.2

School/style:

Ottoman Style

Culture/period:

Ottoman dynasty (period)

Date:

17thC

Findspot:

Found/Acquired: Turkey

Materials:

wood, mother-of-pearl, ivory, tortoise-shell, metal

Technique:

kundekari, satin

Dimensions:

Height: 36.50 cm Length: 66.00 cm

Location:

35

Acquisition names:

Purchased from: Sotheby's~Purchased from: Elliot Snowdon Ltd

Acquisition date:

1991

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