Mechanical table

Jean Henri Riesener, 1781

Artist

Jean Henri Riesener (French, Gladbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia 1734–1806 Paris)

Date

1781

Medium

Oak veneered with mahogany and marquetry of bois satiné, sycamore, holly, ebonized holly fillets, and bayberry, the top with an amaranth border; gilt-bronze mounts; mirror glass; iron and brass fittings; green velvet (not original)

Size

Overall: 28 1/2 × 30 3/4 × 19 in. (72.4 × 78.1 × 48.3 cm)

Type

Woodwork-Furniture

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed