IDENTIFIERS
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id:	208793
accession number:	AAL.1-1988

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Monday 16 May 2016
updated:	Wednesday 25 September 2019

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Oval table made from cherrywood, veneered with sycamore and harewood and inlaid with an ‘R’ in the centre of the frieze. The front of the frieze contains a drawer with a leather-lined writing surface which is opened by means of a concealed catch. The right and left sides of the frieze also contain compartments which spring open sideways when the front drawer is opened. 
The top is decorated in marquetry with a chinoiserie fishing scene in the style of the French artist Jean Pillement
title:	table

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
creditline: Lent anonymously

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/208793





TECHNIQUES
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veneering

CATEGORIES
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category: furniture

DATING
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creation date:	1780 - 1780
creation date earliest:	1780
creation date latest:	1780
culture:	18th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Roentgen, David
maker: Pillement, Jean-Baptiste