# Mahogany writing table

- By: David Roentgen (Herrnhaag, 1743–1807)
- Date: c. 1780 - c. 1785
- Medium: mahogany (wood), bronze (metal), copper (metal), leather, spruce (wood), wood (plant material), cherry (wood), oak (wood)
- Classification: table
- Dimensions: height 77 cm x width 68.5 cm x depth 45.5 cm
- Credit line: J.E.F.E. de Kleyn-von Artner Bequest, Amsterdam
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-1965-40--4dccece11e1ad89f4cd73dd3f72e5526)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/TsvQq/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

After 1780 marquetry went out of fashion in Paris. Unembellished panels of wood with an attractive grain were increasingly used as veneer; mahogany was a particular favourite. This development was followed throughout Europe, and also by Roentgen, who sold his furniture in Paris, among other places.