West Building, Ground Floor
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Work of Art
- Roentgen, David cabinetmaker
- German, 1743 - 1807
- Anonymous Artist cabinetmaker
- French 19th Century cabinetmaker
- German 19th Century cabinetmaker
- Writing Table with Mechanical Fittings (table mécanique or schreibtisch)
- partly c. 1779, partly 19th century
- oak carcass; pictorial marquetry principally of sycamore, rosewood, applewood with some traces of coloring, and boxwood; table veneered principally with tulipwood, amboyna, ebony, and boxwood; interior fittings of Cuban mahogany; gilded bronze and brass mounts; steel mechanical fitments
- overall: 76.7 x 143 x 75.5 cm (30 3/16 x 56 5/16 x 29 3/4 in.)
- Widener Collection
- 1942.9.416
