Side table (commode servante or commode desserte)
Object type: Side table
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Jean Henri Riesener
Artist bio: French, Gladbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia 1734–1806 Paris
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1790
Medium: Oak, pine, mahogany, and mahogany veneer; gilt-bronze mounts; Carrara marble top and shelf
Dimensions: H. 36 in. (91.4 cm.), W. 44-5/8 in. (113.3 cm.), D. 16-1/4 in. (41.3 cm.)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1977
Accession year: 1977