Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012

The Acquisitions

Contemporary Art: July 2011–June 2012

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Lady's Fall Front Desk

1989
Wendell Castle
Desk 39 x 48 x 30"
Curly sycamore, imbuya, curly maple, ebony, leather

Classification: Furniture

Culture: American

Accession number: 2011.2129

Description: Drop-leaf desk with circular ebony inlays

Provenance/Ownership History: The artist to Peter Joseph Gallery, New York; 1992, sold by Peter Joseph Gallery to Carolyn and Robert Springborn, C.A.; 2011, year-end gift of Carolyn and Robert Springborn to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2012).

Gift of Carolyn J. and Robert C. Springborn