Title: Small oval writing table (one of a pair)
Object type: Writing table
Date: ca. 1775
Artist:  Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix 
Artist bio: French, 1727–1799
Artist nationality: French
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Bois satiné, possibly purplewood, holly and stained holly on oak substrate; bottom shelf: walnut; gilt-bronze mounts; leather writing surface
Dimensions: Overall: 29 × 20 × 14 3/4 in. (73.7 × 50.8 × 37.5 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY