Unknown

Writing desk

Date 19th century
Materials Mahogany with satinwood, boxwood and ebony inlay, brass handles and hinges on an oak carcass
Dimensions 112.2 cm x 107.0 cm x 57.1 cm
Marks
Further information GLAHA 53581.

Note This five-drawered desk formed part of a group of furniture from the Whistler estate bequeathed by the artist's sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip, to the University of Glasgow in 1958. It is not certain whether it was owned by Whistler or the Philip family.