Cylinder Desk and Bookcase
Object type: Desk and bookcase
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: Duncan Phyfe
Artist bio: American (born Scotland), near Lock Fannich, Ross-Shire, Scotland 1768/1770–1854 New York
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American, born Scotland
Date: 1815–20
Medium: Mahogany, mahogany veneer, satinwood, gilded
gesso with yellow poplar, white pine
Dimensions: 95 3/8 x 48 1/8 x 24 in. (242.3 x 122.2 x 61 cm)
Geography: Made in New York   United States  
Credit line: Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, in memory of Berry B. Tracy, 1985
Accession year: 1985