ID: 700008175 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008175	Record Type: Movable Work

Writing Stand (Gradin) (writing table; Unknownmaker, French (Artist); about 1692 - 1700; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 2009.6)

Note: This writing stand has a brass and tortoiseshell marquetry veneer patterned with arabesque scrolls and vines framing motifs such as seated chinoiserie figures, sunbursts, parasols, vases of flowers, playful monkeys, and fantastic birds. In keeping with the character of arabesque ornament, the decorative elements evoke an imaginary world but do not convey a narrative plot.

Titles:

Writing Stand (Gradin) (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,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)

Classifications:

decorative arts (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1692 - 1700

Creator Display:

Unknownmaker, French (Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

unknown French (French cultural designation) [500125235]

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: 2009.6

Other: Creation: France [1000070] Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Oak and walnut veneered with brass, copper, silver, ebony, painted horn (some laid on gold foil), mother-of-pearl, and tortoiseshell; silvered-bronze mounts; silk velvet

	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)

	walnut (wood) [300012476]
	.......(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)

	brass (alloy) [300010946]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <copper and copper alloy>, copper alloy)

	copper (metal) [300011020]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <copper and copper alloy>)

	silver (metal) [300011029]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <silver| silver compounds| alloys>)

	ebony (wood) [300012055]
	.......(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)

	horn (animal material) [300011826]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, keratinous material)

	foil (metal by form) [300160106]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by form>)

	mother of pearl [300011835]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, combination inorganic/organic material, combination inorganic/organic animal material, <animal shell and shell material>)

	tortoise shell [300011837]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, keratinous material)

	velvet (fabric weave) [300133711]
	.......(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 process or technique>, <textile materials by weaving technique>, pile weave (textile), warp pile weave)

	bronze (metal) [300010957]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <copper and copper alloy>, copper alloy)

Dimensions: Object: H: 19.1 x W: 84.5 x D: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 x 33 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)

Cultures:

French (preferred)

General Subject:

utilitarian objects (preferred,isness)

Specific Subjects:

	standing desk [300164527]
	.....(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) (AAT)

	Chinoiserie [300021167]
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods>, Renaissance-Baroque styles, Renaissance-Baroque decorative arts styles) (AAT)

	marquetry (process or technique) [300053853]
	.....(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <surface covering processes and techniques>) (AAT)

	scrolls, vine [300010105]
	.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Design Elements (hierarchy name), design elements (attributes), patterns (design elements), <patterns by specific type>, scrollwork, scrolling foliage) (AAT)

	sunburst [300009933]
	.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Design Elements (hierarchy name), design elements (attributes), motifs, natural element motifs) (AAT)

	parasol (costume accessory) [300046218]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Costume (hierarchy name), costume (mode of fashion), costume accessories, costume accessories carried) (AAT)

	vases [300132254]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by form>, vessels (containers)) (AAT)

	birds (motifs) [300375751]
	.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Design Elements (hierarchy name), design elements (attributes), motifs, <figure- and animal-derived motifs>) (AAT)

	monkeys (animals) [300250028]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Primates (order)) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

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

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

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

Note:
English	..... [JPGM]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)