Archaeodendrometrical study of the Bureau 372-1901 from the Victoria and Albert Museum (London - UK)
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Furniture Paris 18th century cabinetmaking marquetry fir and walnut carcasse dendrochronology wood analysis -bio]/Vegetal Biology/BotanicsSujets proches
Walnut tree Wallia Juglans Natural science Sciences Science of science Marqueterie Intarsia Inlaying in wood Veneer craft 18th century Abies pectinata Abies picea Abies alba Abies nobilis European silver firCiter ce document
Christine Locatelli et al., « Archaeodendrometrical study of the Bureau 372-1901 from the Victoria and Albert Museum (London - UK) », HAL-SHS : histoire de l'art, ID : 10670/1.p72h6i
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The following report describes the archaeodendrometrical study undertaken on the Victoria and Albert Museum’s writing desk 372-1901. Generally known as ‘bureau Mazarin’ , this peculiarly shaped desk has eight legs grouped in two sets of four, which are joined by an X-shape stretcher and two banks of three drawers flanking a central drawer and an inset cupboard door. Entirely veneered with marquetry of brass, pewter, ebony, ivory, mother-of-pearl, turtle shell or horn, the bureau was constructed with European silver fir (Abies alba) and walnut (Juglans regia) . This sumptuous desk, is a fine example of the hight quality craftsmanship of French cabinet-makers at the turn of the 18th century .