Small oval writing table (one of a pair)

Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix

Maker

Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix

Date

ca. 1775

Medium

Bois satiné, possibly purplewood, holly and stained holly on oak substrate; bottom shelf: walnut; gilt-bronze mounts; leather writing surface

Dimensions

Overall: 29 × 20 × 14 3/4 in. (73.7 × 50.8 × 37.5 cm)

Form

Table

Culture

French, Paris

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

1974.356.152

Credit line

The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973