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Jean Henri Riesener
In the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Maker
- Jean Henri Riesener
- Date
- 1783
- Medium
- Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; interiors veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top; velvet (not original)
- Dimensions
- H. 36-3/4 x W. 56-1/2 x D. 23-1/2 in. (93.3 x 143.5 x 59.7 cm)
- Form
- Case Piece
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Museum
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Accession
- 20.155.12
- Credit line
- Bequest of William K. Vanderbilt, 1920
