The Metropolitan Museum of Art · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Adjustable reading and writing table (pupitre à crémaillère, servant de table)

Martin Carlin

Date

ca. 1760–65

Medium

Tulipwood; gilt bronze, brass, steel

Dimensions

H. 57 x W. 21 x D. 16 in. (144.8 x 53.3 x 40.6 cm); H. of tray: 27-3/8 (69.5); Lectern: H. 16 x W. 21-1/8 x D. 3-1/2 in. (40.6 x 53.7 x 8.9 cm)

Object type

Reading and writing table

Classification

Woodwork-Furniture

Culture

French

Object number

1983.433

Credit line

Purchase, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, by exchange, 1983

Gallery

527

The Met object ID 207396. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.