Mechanical table (Table mécanique)
Object type: Mechanical table
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Jean Henri Riesener|Jean-Gotfritt Mercklein
Artist bio: French, Gladbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia 1734–1806 Paris|1733–1808
Artist role: Maker|Maker
Artist nationality: French| 
Date: 1778
Medium: Oak veneered with marquetry of bois satiné, holly, amaranth, barberry, stained sycamore, and green-lacquered wood; gilt-bronze mounts; steel, iron and brass fittings; mirror glass; velvet (not original)
Dimensions: Overall: 31 × 44 1/2 × 27 1/4 in. (78.7 × 113 × 69.2 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1933
Accession year: 1933