Title: Writing box
Object type: Writing Box
Date: ca. 1783
Artist: Attributed to Nicolas-Denis Derome 
Artist bio: French, 1731–1790
Artist nationality: French
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Gilt-tooled red morocco leather; pale green silk lining with gold braid
Dimensions: Confirmed: 2 9/16 × 15 1/2 × 8 5/16 in., 35.3oz. (6.5 × 39.4 × 21.1 cm, 1000.851g)
Classification: Natural Substances-Leatherwork
Credit line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY