Title: Writing box
Object type: Writing box
Date: ca. 1715–20
Artist:  Ferdinand Plitzner 
Artist bio: German, 1678–1724
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Oak, cedar, exotic hardwood, and ebonized fruitwood; marquetry in pewter, brass, and tortoiseshell; silver
Dimensions: Overall: 2 5/8 × 11 3/8 × 11 11/16 in. (6.7 × 28.9 × 29.7 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Anonymous Gift, in memory of Walter E. Stait, 1997
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY