Writing Stand

Folk Artdeskfurniture

Date

1835–70

Medium

Easterrn white pine and soft maple

Dimensions

81.6 × 50.5 × 49.5 cm (32 1/8 × 19 7/8 × 19 1/2 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Bessie Bennett Fund

Also notable

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Couch Cover

Italy, Sardinia

Meetinghouse Hill, Roxbury, Massachusetts

John Ritto Penniman (American, c. 1782–1841)

Ayate

Possibly Otomí Mexico