Title: Mechanical table
Object type: Mechanical table
Date: ca. 1761–63
Artist:  Jean-François Oeben 
Artist bio: French, born Germany, Heisenberg 1721–1763 Paris
Artist nationality: French, born Germany
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Oak veneered with mahogany, kingwood, and tulipwood, with marquetry of mahogany, rosewood, holly, and various other woods; gilt-bronze mounts; imitation Japanese lacquer; replaced silk
Dimensions: Overall: 27 1/2 × 32 1/4 × 18 3/8 in. (69.9 × 81.9 × 46.7 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY