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Globe Work Table (Globustisch)
The collection record classifies this work as furniture and woodwork. It is dated c. 1810–15. Recorded culture or place: Austria, Vienna.
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- Museum title
- Globe Work Table (Globustisch)
- Date
- c. 1810–15
- Culture / origin
- Austria, Vienna
- Materials and technique
- Burl walnut veneer, mahogany, ebony, satinwood, gilt wood, painted wood; mirrored glass; metal
- Dimensions
- Overall: 90.2 x 45.5 cm (35 1/2 x 17 15/16 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 2020.199
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Work tables resembling globes were the usual form for a lady's sewing or writing table around 1800 in Austria. Combining moving parts, secret compartments, and highly finished decoration, these tables were also a way for the cabinetmaker to show off his skill. The tripod supports and temple-like architectural quality of both the exterior and interior decoration reflect the fashionable taste for neoclassical style, or Biedermeier as it was called in Austria, where Vienna was the center of such elaborate furniture production.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift · CC0
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