Pitt's Cabinet Globe Writing-Table of 1810

Cabinet Globe Writing-Table

Loretta reports:

Looking into catalogs of early 19th century furniture, I�m always struck by the number of multi-purpose items. We�ve shown some of these articles in previous posts. (Here, here, here, and here are some examples.)

For me, Pitt�s Cabinet Globe Writing-Table epitomizes this �high degree of ingenuity ... displayed by British artists,� as well as the �elegance and usefulness� so highly prized in the time before Form Follows Function and Less Is More.

Sometimes I wonder whether less is simply less.