# Writing and Toilet Table (table mécanique)

- By: Jean-François Oeben (German, 1721 - 1763)
- Date: c. 1750/1755
- Medium: veneered on oak with marquetry of tulipwood, kingwood, sycamore, ebony, boxwood, and other woods, some of them stained green and with traces of other colors; gilded bronze mounts
- Classification: Decorative Art
- Dimensions: overall: 72.6 x 77.7 x 44 cm (28 9/16 x 30 9/16 x 17 5/16 in.)
- Culture: French
- Credit line: Widener Collection
- Museum: [National Gallery of Art](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1573.html)
- Rights: [Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://api.nga.gov/iiif/29ec7752-bdab-4a94-aa27-2fb3365564fc/full/!1322,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)