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ID: 700006403 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006403 | Record Type: Movable Work |
Images: 1 | |
Mechanical Reading, Writing, and Toilette Table (dressing table; Jean-François Oeben (French master ébéniste, 1721-1...; ca. 1750; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 70.DA.84; ) | |
Note: With the turn of a key in the small hole in the table's side, the top automatically slides back and the drawer below opens, revealing lidded compartments and a book rest. The mechanism is activated by interior springs, which are tightened by winding another key. | |
Titles: |
Mechanical Reading, Writing, and Toilette Table (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U) |
Mechanical Toilette Table (C,U,English,U,U) |
Catalog Level: item |
dressing table [300039668] (preferred) |
..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, furniture, <furniture by form or function>, support furniture, tables (support furniture), <tables by function>) |
furniture [300037680] |
..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>) |
decorative arts (preferred) |
Creation Date: ca. 1750 |
Jean-François Oeben (French master ébéniste, 1721-1763, of German birth) [preferred,JPGM] |
ébéniste Oeben, Jean-François (French master ébéniste, 1721-1763, of German birth) [500022758] |
Locations: |
Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body) |
Repository Numbers: 70.DA.84 |
Credit Line: Gift of J. Paul Getty |
Other: Creation: Paris [7008038] Île-de-France (region (administrative division)), France (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic) |
Display Materials: Oak veneered with kingwood, amaranth, bloodwood, holly, and various stained exotic woods; drawers of juniper; iron mechanism; silk; gilt-bronze mounts |
oak (wood) [300012264] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood) |
veneer (material) [300012855] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>) |
kingwood (wood) [300136737] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood) |
purpleheart (wood) [300012419] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood) |
bloodwood [300137734] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood) |
holly (wood) [300012156] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood) |
juniper (wood) [300012594] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, softwood) |
iron (metal) [300011002] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, <iron and iron alloy>) |
silk (textile) [300243428] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, textile materials, <textile materials by composition or origin>) |
ormolu [300011048] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by form>, plate (material), <plate by technique>) |
Dimensions: Object: 73 x 74 x 37.8 cm (28 3/4 x 29 1/8 in. x 14 7/8 in.) |
French (preferred) |
Rococo [300021155] (preferred,style) | |
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods>) |
furnishings (preferred) |
utilitarian objects |
flowers (plant components) [300132399] | |
.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, biological components, plant components) (AAT) |
Inscriptions: Secondary Inscription: Inscribed in ink "No. 4" underneath table. |
List/Hierarchical Position: |
..... Movable Works |
.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works |
Sources and Contributors: | |
Mechanical Reading, Writing, and Toilette Table | ........ [JPGM,VP] |
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-) | |
Mechanical Toilette Table | ........ [JPGM] |
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-) | |
Subject: ....... [VP,JPGM] |
Note: | |
English | ..... [VP] |
..... Getty Museum, Authority file (2003-) accessed 14 February 2014 | |
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