Early 18th century
Unknown geography
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumWood, paints
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Geography details
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DateEarly 18th century
Ornament qualities
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Composition
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Elements
Source of information
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Type of sourcecalendar “Art Calendar 1988”
Author(s) А. Pobedinskaya, G. Komelova, I. Uhanova -
Fund that the source refers toThe State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
Description
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Made for Catherine 1, wife of Peter the Great, the drop-leaf table with an oval top (when extended) was modelled on contemporary English examples.Its painted decoration is however characteristic of Russian art of the Petrine epoch.
