Writing Table (Bureau Plat)

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Writing Table (Bureau Plat)

Creator

André-Charles Boulle

French Artist · 1642–1732

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Maker

Christened by his contemporaries as "the most skillful artisan in Paris," André-Charles Boulle's name is synonymous with the practice of veneering furniture with marquetry of tortoiseshell, pewter, and brass. Although he did not invent the technique, Boulle was its greatest practitioner and lent his name to its common name: boulle work. Boulle also specialized in floral marquetry in both stained a

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https://data.getty.edu/museum/collection/person/609695df-fd8e-4807-83c0-5d50d48696b9
Artist/Maker
André-Charles Boulle
subject_of[Homepage].id
https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/105X76
Date
about 1710–1715
Medium
Oak veneered with brass, ebony, and tortoise shell (contre partie)
Culture
French
Object Type
Furniture

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Object ID
816edeba-478c-413e-8237-efe7744863e2
Object Type
Furniture
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Creator
André-Charles Boulle
  • Getty Museum field “Artist/Maker” · copied as is
Culture
French
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Medium
Oak veneered with brass, ebony, and tortoise shell (contre partie)
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Department
Decorative Arts
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Credit Line
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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Date
about 1710–1715
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Begin Year
1710
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End Year
1715
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