Writing table (bureau plat)

Bernard II van Risenburgh, ca. 1745–50

Artist

Bernard II van Risenburgh (ca. 1696–ca. 1767)

Date

ca. 1745–50

Medium

Veneered on oak with ebony; mounts of chased and gilded bronze; top inlaid with later panels of black morocco and gilt-tooled leather

Size

confirmed: 31 1/2 × 71 7/8 × 36 in. (80 × 182.6 × 91.4 cm)

Type

Woodwork-Furniture

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed