Writing table
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1770 - 1800
Materials
Harewood, satinwood, ebony and walnut
Measurements
93.2 x 65.5 x 65.0 cm
Place of origin
England
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Knole, Kent
NT 129503
Summary
A late eighteenth century harewood folding writing table on a modern stand of walnut, enclosing a leather panelled section filled with small drawers. The divisions are inlaid with satinwood bands and ebonised stringing.
Provenance
Knole and the majority of its furniture were accepted by HM Treasury in part payment of death duties and transferred to the National Trust in 1946.