# Combined work, writing, and reading table and music stand

- By: Martin Carlin (French, near Freiburg im Breisgau ca. 1730–1785 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1775–80
- Medium: Veneered on oak with ebony, tulipwood, and black and gold Japanese lacquer; mounts chased and gilded bronze
- Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
- Dimensions: ht. closed, confirmed: 30 1/2 × 15 3/4 × 12 3/8 in. (77.5 × 40 × 31.4 cm) ht. maximum extension: 43 5/8 in.
- Culture: French
- Credit line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/822351)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/es/web-large/DP-20703-058.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)