# Writing Table with Mechanical Fittings (table mécanique or schreibtisch)

- By: David Roentgen (German, 1743 - 1807)
- By: Anonymous Artist
- By: French 19th Century
- By: German 19th Century
- Date: partly c. 1779, partly 19th century
- Medium: oak carcass; pictorial marquetry principally of sycamore, rosewood, applewood with some traces of coloring, and boxwood; table veneered principally with tulipwood, amboyna, ebony, and boxwood; interior fittings of Cuban mahogany; gilded…
- Classification: Decorative Art
- Dimensions: overall: 76.7 x 143 x 75.5 cm (30 3/16 x 56 5/16 x 29 3/4 in.)
- Culture: French
- Credit line: Widener Collection
- Museum: [National Gallery of Art](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1576.html)
- Rights: [Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://api.nga.gov/iiif/bcc788be-f10f-4d24-aa47-ac642a4d15e8/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Adult profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)