id:			446413
accession number:	2020.199.f
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.199.f
updated:		2023-04-15 11:10:46.071000

Concealed Drawer for a Globe Work Table (Globustisch), c. 1810–15. Austria, Vienna. Burl walnut veneer, mahogany, ebony, satinwood, gilt wood, painted wood; overall: 5.3 x 8.5 x 6 cm (2 1/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.199.f

title:				Concealed Drawer for a Globe Work Table (Globustisch)
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creation date:			c. 1810–15
creation date earliest:		1805
creation date latest:		1820
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creditline:			Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
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culture:	Austria, Vienna
technique:	Burl walnut veneer, mahogany, ebony, satinwood, gilt wood, painted wood
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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measurements: Overall: 5.3 x 8.5 x 6 cm (2 1/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection
	opening date:   2022-09-11T04:00:00
	<i>Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 11, 2022-January 8, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Private Collection, Switzerland, sold to Bernd Goeckler Antiques
	date: by 2004
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	(Bernd Goeckler Antiques, Inc., New York, NY, sold to Hiedemann Fine Art)
	date: by 2004
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	(Hiedemann Fine Art, Richmond, VA, sold to Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley)
	date: December 2004
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	Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2004–2020
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	Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 2020
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2020–
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fun fact:
The top half of the globe rotates upward to reveal hidden compartments for sewing tools, threads, and unfinished fabric pieces.

digital description:
Work tables resembling globes were the usual form for a lady's sewing or writing table around 1800 in Austria. Combining moving parts, secret compartments, and highly finished decoration, these tables were also a way for the cabinetmaker to show off his skill. The tripod supports and temple-like architectural quality of both the exterior and interior decoration reflect the fashionable taste for neoclassical style, or Biedermeier as it was called in Austria, where Vienna was the center of such elaborate furniture production.

wall description:
Work tables resembling globes were the usual form for a lady's sewing or writing table around 1800 in Austria. Combining moving parts, secret compartments, and highly finished decoration, these tables were also a way for the cabinetmaker to show off his skill. The tripod supports and temple-like architectural quality of both the exterior and interior decoration reflect the fashionable taste for neoclassical style, or Biedermeier, as it was called in Austria, where Vienna was center of such elaborate furniture production.
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