Writing box
Object type: Writing Box
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Nicolas-Denis Derome
Artist bio: French, 1731–1790
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1783
Medium: Gilt-tooled red morocco leather; pale green silk lining with gold braid
Dimensions: Confirmed: 2 9/16 × 15 1/2 × 8 5/16 in., 35.3oz. (6.5 × 39.4 × 21.1 cm, 1000.851g)
Classification: Natural Substances-Leatherwork|Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession year: 2019