writing table
Seated workspace furniture
A writing table is a desk designed for writing, typically with a flat surface and often featuring drawers for stationery and supplies.
The term sounds somewhat old-fashioned, evoking furniture from an era before computers: She sat at the writing table composing letters.
Distinguished from heavier desks by its lighter, more elegant construction.
Furniture for writing
- bureauOffice or furniture chest
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- escritoirePortable writing desk
- consoleComfort in distress
davenport · credenza · lectern · bookcase · cabinet · drawer · shelf · workspace
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- inkwellContainer for dipping pens
- quillFeather used for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
blotter · letter opener · correspondence · draft · composition · notebook · journal · lamp
Old valued collectible
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- patinaSurface film from aging
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
mahogany · oak · walnut · rococo · baroque · colonial · regency · provenance
desk
Furniture for writing
- bureauOffice or furniture chest
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- escritoirePortable writing desk
console · davenport · credenza · lectern · bookcase · cabinet · drawer · shelf · workspace · vanity
manuscript
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stationery · blotter · letter opener · correspondence · draft · composition · notebook · journal · lamp · drawer organizer
antique
Old valued collectible
Edwardian · mahogany · oak · walnut · rococo · baroque · colonial · regency · provenance · restoration
cabinetmaker
Skilled furniture builder
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
handcrafted · marquetry · inlay · veneer · dovetail · mortise · grain · varnish · lacquer · sanding
- ancient furnishingsbed, chair, bench, stool, chest
- antique furnitureantique furniture, chairs, tables, highboys, cabinets
- desk termsroll-top desk, secretary desk, kneehole desk, pedestal desk, executive desk
- Neoclassical Furnituresideboard, chaise longue, settee, daybed, armoire
writing tabledining table
Furniture for seated meals
kitchen table · coffee table · bedside table · dinner table · banquet table
writing tablestanding desk
Elevated work surface
lectern · drafting table · easel · workbench
writing tablelounge chair
Extended seat for resting
recliner · chaise longue · hammock · daybed · couch
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