Lady’s writing desk
On View In:
Gallery 314
Artist:   Jean Gaspard Feilt  
Title:   Lady’s writing desk  
Date:   c. 1750  
Medium:   Kingwood, oak, gilt bronze  
Dimensions:   38 1/4 x 41 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (97.16 x 105.41 x 59.69 cm)  
Credit Line:   Gift of funds from the Groves Foundation  
Location:   Gallery 314  

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   Feilt, Jean Gaspard  
Role:   Maker  
Nationality:   French  
Life Dates:   French, active mid 18th century  
 
Name:   Feilt, Jean Gaspard  
Role:   Maker  
Nationality:   French  
Life Dates:   French, active mid 18th century  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:   Stamp; Sticker Stamped [G. Feilt] twice and [JME] once. 1917 loan sitcker from the Victoria and Albert Museum.  
Classification:   Furniture  
Physical Description:   Bureau de Dame, Jean Gaspard Feilt, kingwood, oak, marquetry, gilded bronze mounts, French XVIII listed on cat. card as Louis XV Lady's Writ- ing Desk; Dims 38-1/4 x 41-1/2 x 23-1/2'; 6/88: a-desk; b-j-drawers; k-l lower drawers; key  
Creation Place:   Europe, France, , ,  
Accession #:   80.35a-l  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts