ID: 700006407 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006407	Record Type: Movable Work
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Writing and Toilette Table (writing table; Jean-François Oeben (French, born Germany, 1721 - 1763, m...; about 1754; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 71.DA.103;)

Titles:

Writing and Toilette Table (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Writing and Toilet Table (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

writing table [300039436] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, furniture, <furniture by form or function>, <storage and display furniture>, case furniture, desks)

dressing table [300039668]

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, furniture, <furniture by form or function>, support furniture, tables (support furniture), <tables by function>)

furniture [300037680]

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>)

Classifications:

decorative arts (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1754

Creator Display:

Jean-François Oeben (French, born Germany, 1721 - 1763, master 1761) (French Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

Oeben, Jean-François (French master ébéniste, 1721-1763, of German birth) [500022758]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 71.DA.103

Other: Creation: Paris [7008038] Île-de-France (region (administrative division)), France (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Oak veneered with kingwood, amaranth, tulipwood, and other stained and natural exotic woods; leather; silk; gilt-bronze mounts

	oak (wood) [300012264]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood)

	veneer (material) [300012855]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>)

	kingwood (wood) [300136737]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood)

	purpleheart (wood) [300012419]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood)

	tulipwood (Brazilian, wood) [300012469]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood)

	stain (coating) [300014968]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by composition or origin>)

	leather [300011845]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, processed animal material)

	silk (textile) [300243428]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, textile materials, <textile materials by composition or origin>)

	ormolu [300011048]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by form>, plate (material), <plate by technique>)

Dimensions: Object: H: 71.1 x W: 80 x D: 42.8 cm (2 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 7 1/2 in. x 1 ft. 4 7/8 in.)

Cultures:

French (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Rococo [300021155] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods>)

General Subject:

utilitarian objects (preferred,isness)

Specific Subjects:

	Four Elements [901000712]
	.....((Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters, Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme, Miscellaneous Topics)) (ICON)

	dove (Columbidae) [300250045]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Aves (class), Columbiformes (order), Columbidae (family)) (AAT)

	flowers (plant components) [300132399]
	.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, biological components, plant components) (AAT)

	lion (species) [300310388]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Carnivora (order), Felidae (family), Panthera (genus)) (AAT)

	salamander (animal) [300310225]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Amphibia (class)) (AAT)

	swan (genus) [300250103]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Aves (class), Anseriformes (order), Anatidae (family)) (AAT)

Inscriptions: Inscribed in ink No. 4 Label underneath table printed Mrs. John D. Rockerfeller, Jr.; label inside drawer inked with C. 6478 / J.D.R. Jnr / 10 West Fifty-fourth Street, New York.

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Writing and Toilette Table	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Writing and Toilet Table	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]