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Drop-front Desk

Dateca. 1625, with base of later date

Place of OriginSpain

MediumPrimary: walnut; Secondary: pine, inlay, wrought iron, velvet

DimensionsOverall (top and base): 54 7/8 x 35 1/4 x 17 5/8 in. (139.4 x 89.5 x 44.8 cm)
Overall (top): 20 3/8 x 35 x 14 5/8 in. (51.8 x 88.9 x 37.1 cm)
Overall (base): 34 1/2 x 35 1/4 x 17 5/8 in. (87.6 x 89.5 x 44.8 cm)

ClassificationsFurniture

Credit LineBequest of Charlotte Pruyn Hyde

Object number1971.140

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DescriptionSpanish Baroque Inlaid Walnut Vargueno. The upper part with fall front fitted with velvet-backed wrought iron lock-plate and opening to an arrangement of 14 drawers inlaid with pin wheel rondels, the central drawer applied with pediment temple front; the stand with pull-out door support, column end supports and a colonnaded stretcher, trestle feet.Exhibition History“Decorating in Style: Furniture from the Permanent Collection, Wood Gallery, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York, Jan. 27 – April 21, 2024.ProvenanceCollection of Mr. and Mrs. Louis F. Hyde, Glens Falls, NY; by bequest to The Hyde Collection, 1952.