Writing table

Christophe Wolff

Maker

Christophe Wolff

Date

ca. 1760–70

Medium

Oak veneered with tulipwood, mahogany, and rosewood, with marquetry of partly shaded satinwood, partly stained, shaded, and engraved maple and barberry, and ebonized wood; gilt-bronze mounts.

Dimensions

H. 71.1 cm, W. 80.7 cm, D. 47 cm

Form

Table

Culture

French, Paris

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

1975.1.2031

Credit line

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975