Desk (bonheur du jour)
Object type: Desk
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British
Artist: Thomas Chippendale
Artist bio: British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: British
Date: ca. 1770–80
Medium: Harewood, rosewood, ebony, boxwood, satiné, purple-heart, mahogany
Dimensions: Overall: 40 1/2 × 29 × 15 1/2 in. (102.9 × 73.7 × 39.4 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1929
Accession year: 1929