Jean-Henri Riesener
Writing Table (Bureau Plat)
1784
Physical Qualities
Oak (structure); mahogany and rosewood; secondary woods include veneers of mahogany and rosewood, holly and ebony stringing inlays, and veneers of bloodwood (satiné) and possibly purpleheart; gilt bronze, gilt brass, and steel., 30 3/8 x 67 7/8 x 35 5/8 in. (77.2 x 172.4 x 90.5 cm.)
Credit Line
The Mary Frick Jacobs Collection
Object Number
1938.275
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1938; Mary Frick Jacobs, Baltimore
'BMA News,' April, 1958
On View: Jacobs, Gallery 4
Explore the Collection Further
