Decorative arts
Mechanical Writing Table
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- Date
- 1755-1765
- Accession number
- 27.185
- Possiblys
- possibly by Jean-François Oeben(Opens in new tab) (French, 1721–1763)
- possibly by Roger Vandercruse Lacroix(Opens in new tab) (French, 1728–1799)
- Dimensions
- 27 9/16 x 36 3/4 x 17 5/8 in. (70 x 93.3 x 44.8 cm.)
- Medium
- oak and walnut carcase veneered with marquetry of kingwood, tulipwood, purplewood, bois satiné, green-stained maple, ebony and holly stringing, maple counter-veneer; panel of Japanese takamaki-e lacquer; gilt-bronze mounts; iron hardware
- Description
- A mechanical table with decorative wood inlay, which is both a dressing table and a writing table when open.
