Photo of collection object Tambour Desk — Swift, Reuben. Tambour Desk, ca. 1805. Burl walnut, flame-grain birch, tulip, maple, pine, 55 3/8 x 41 1/2 x 21 3/4 in. (140.7 x 105.4 x 55.2 cm). Bequest of Cecile L. Mayer, 1962, (Photo: The Met)

The Met

Tambour Desk

ca. 1805

Reuben Swift

1780–1843

The American Wing

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Swift, Reuben
Formatted Medium: Burl walnut, flame-grain birch, tulip, maple, pine
Medium: burl, walnut, flame-grain, birch, tulip, maple, pine
Locations: Made in: New Bedford, United States
Dimensions: 55 3/8 x 41 1/2 x 21 3/4 in. (140.7 x 105.4 x 55.2 cm)
Departments: The American Wing
Credit Line: Bequest of Cecile L. Mayer, 1962

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