Title: Combined work, writing, and reading table and music stand
Object type: Combined work, writing, and reading table and music stand
Date: ca. 1775–80
Artist:  Martin Carlin 
Artist bio: French, near Freiburg im Breisgau ca. 1730–1785 Paris
Artist nationality: French
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Veneered on oak with ebony, tulipwood, and black and gold Japanese lacquer;  mounts chased and gilded bronze
Dimensions: ht. closed, confirmed: 30 1/2 × 15 3/4 × 12 3/8 in. (77.5 × 40 × 31.4 cm)
ht. maximum extension: 43 5/8 in.
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY