Desk (bonheur du jour)
Object type: Desk
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix
Artist bio: French, 1727–1799
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1780–85
Medium: Satinwood, tulipwood, black and green stained wood on oak; gilt bronze
Dimensions: Overall: 41 × 26 3/4 × 15 in. (104.1 × 67.9 × 38.1 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: The Jules Bache Collection, 1949
Accession year: 1949