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Source Description
Traditional Islamic decoration, with intricate patterns in inlaid pieces of wood, ivory, and bone (some dyed green), persisted in Spanish furniture long after the last Muslim stronghold of Granada was conquered in 1492. In the 1600s, an image of the Madonna of Mercy wearing the badge of a religious order was set into the central section.Such desks, often placed on stands, were common in upper-class Spanish households and easily transported between residences. The many Spanish residents at the court in Brussels would have brought furnishings from home with them.
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Document identity
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16963
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Portable Writing Desk with Geometric Patterns and Moorish Designs
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Source metadata
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16963
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object
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normalized
title
Portable Writing Desk with Geometric Patterns and Moorish Designs
description
Traditional Islamic decoration, with intricate patterns in inlaid pieces of wood, ivory, and bone (some dyed green), persisted in Spanish furniture long after the last Muslim stronghold of Granada was conquered in 1492. In the 1600s, an image of the Madonna of Mercy wearing the badge of a religious order was set into the central section.Such desks, often placed on stands, were common in upper-class Spanish households and easily transported between residences. The many Spanish residents at the court in Brussels would have brought furnishings from home with them.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1550-1650 (Late Renaissance)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Wood
writing desks
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
63.2
height
106
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H: 24 7/8 x W: 41 3/4 in. (63.2 x 106 cm)
Source extras
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walnut wood, boxwood and ebony inlay, bone, iron, partially gilded oil paint
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6242
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REN
BAR
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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photo
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b2537eae024dc80a
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photo
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