Work and writing table

Laurent Rochette

Maker

Laurent Rochette

Date

ca. 1760

Medium

Oak and pine veneered with mahogany, amaranth, partly green-stained and engraved maple, and bloodwood (?), ebonized wood; gilt-bronze mounts; metal liners for writing equipment, blue silk.

Dimensions

H. 71.4 cm, W. 42.6 cm, D. 29.9 cm

Form

Table

Culture

French, Paris

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

1975.1.2030

Credit line

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975