Properly referred to as a “table à la tronchin” in French, Thomas Jefferson purchased this Architect’s Table during his stay in France.
In this latest video from our ongoing Object Stories series, Monticello’s Associate Curator of Decorative Arts Diane Ehrenpreis explains how Jefferson might have used this peculiar, but beautiful, mahogany drawing table, and describes the desk’s intriguing quality-of-life features. 🖋
