# Writing Table (bureau plat)

- By: Charles Cressent (French, 1685 - 1768)
- Date: c. 1740/1745
- Medium: veneered on oak and pine with kingwood, tulipwood, purplewood, boxwood, and ebony; gilded bronze mounts
- Classification: Decorative Art
- Dimensions: overall: 83.8 x 194.2 x 89.8 cm (33 x 76 7/16 x 35 3/8 in.)
- Culture: French
- Credit line: Widener Collection
- Museum: [National Gallery of Art](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1583.html)
- Rights: [Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://api.nga.gov/iiif/ab435698-41b9-4b26-bcc1-371edda8ee7c/full/!1600,1024/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)