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Work tables resembling globes were the usual form for a lady's sewing or writing table around 1800 in Austria. Combining moving parts, secret compartments, and highly finished decoration, these tables were also a way for the cabinetmaker to show off his skill. The tripod supports and temple-like architectural quality of both the exterior and interior decoration reflect the fashionable taste for neoclassical style, or Biedermeier as it was called in Austria, where Vienna was the center of such elaborate furniture production.
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446409
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Mirrored Partition for a Globe Work Table (Globustisch)
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446409
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Mirrored Partition for a Globe Work Table (Globustisch)
description
Work tables resembling globes were the usual form for a lady's sewing or writing table around 1800 in Austria. Combining moving parts, secret compartments, and highly finished decoration, these tables were also a way for the cabinetmaker to show off his skill. The tripod supports and temple-like architectural quality of both the exterior and interior decoration reflect the fashionable taste for neoclassical style, or Biedermeier as it was called in Austria, where Vienna was the center of such elaborate furniture production.
date
c. 1810–15
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en
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Q117246940
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Furniture and woodwork
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Overall: 11 x 20 x 8.1 cm (4 5/16 x 7 7/8 x 3 3/16 in.)
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Austria, Vienna
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2020.199.b
Source extras
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Burl walnut veneer, mahogany, ebony, satinwood, gilt wood, painted wood; mirrored glass
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Mirrored Partition for a Globe Work Table (Globustisch), c. 1810–15. Austria, Vienna. Burl walnut veneer, mahogany, ebony, satinwood, gilt wood, painted wood; mirrored glass; overall: 11 x 20 x 8.1 cm (4 5/16 x 7 7/8 x 3 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.199.b
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Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
The top half of the globe rotates upward to reveal hidden compartments for sewing tools, threads, and unfinished fabric pieces.
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Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
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2026-06-18 21:17:04.700000
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446409
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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Burl walnut veneer, mahogany, ebony, satinwood, gilt wood, painted wood; mirrored glass
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