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Writing cabinet
anonymous, c. 1715 - c. 1740
When the cabinet’s sloped, hinged lid is open, it serves as a writing desk. Sixteen drawers are concealed behind the doors; another sixteen line the sides of the upper section. They may have been meant to hold a collection of art or naturalia (curiosities of nature). Large portfolios and papers could be stored in the drawers of the lower section.
- Artwork typeschrijfkabinet, desk
- Object numberBK-15983
- Dimensionsheight 208 cm x width 133.7 cm x depth 58 cm, width 131.5 cm x depth 58 cm
- Physical characteristicseikenhout, gefineerd met noten-, wortelnoten- en olijfhout, koper