Title: Writing table (part of a set)
Object type: Writing table
Date: ca. 1770
Artist:  Joseph Baumhauer 
Artist bio: French, active ca. 1749–72
Artist nationality: French
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Oak, veneered with tulipwood, purplewood, casuarina wood, and kingwood; gilt-bronze mounts, gilt-tooled leather
Dimensions: H. 29-3/4 x W. 69 x D. 39-1/4 in.  (75.6 x 175.3 x 99.7 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1979
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY