Writing table

William Vile

Maker

William Vile

Date

ca. 1761

Medium

Mahogany and oak; lacquered brass; green baize (modern)

Dimensions

Overall (confirmed): 32 3/4 × 50 3/4 × 32 1/2 in. (83.2 × 128.9 × 82.6 cm)

Form

Table

Culture

British

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

2017.665

Credit line

Purchase, Morris Loeb Bequest, by exchange, Bequest of Annie C. Kane, by exchange, Bequest of Mary Mandeville Johnston, from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. S. Johnston, by exchange, Gifts of Mrs. William C. Breed and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie R. Samuels, by exchange, The Helen and Carleton Macy Collection, Gift of Carleton Macy, by exchange, and Gift of Mrs. Paul Moore, by exchange, 2017