Writing table, by David Roentgen, ca. 1790
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Writing table

Maker David Roentgen (German, Herrnhaag 1743–1807 Wiesbaden, master 1780)

ca. 1790

Medium
Mahogany, gilt bronze
Classification
Woodwork-Furniture
Dimensions
confirmed: 30 1/2 × 31 3/4 × 21 1/4 in. (77.5 × 80.6 × 54 cm)
Culture
German
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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