Writing box

Ferdinand Plitzner

Maker

Ferdinand Plitzner

Date

ca. 1715–20

Medium

Oak, cedar, exotic hardwood, and ebonized fruitwood; marquetry in pewter, brass, and tortoiseshell; silver

Dimensions

Overall: 2 5/8 × 11 3/8 × 11 11/16 in. (6.7 × 28.9 × 29.7 cm)

Culture

German, Eyrichshof (Franconia)

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

1997.411

Credit line

Anonymous Gift, in memory of Walter E. Stait, 1997