COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1982.60.61
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MMA_.1982.60.61
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Oeben, Jean-François
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Oeben, Jean-François
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Creator Role:
Maker
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Maker
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
1721-1763
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1721-1763
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
Jean-François Oeben
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Jean-François Oeben
Creator Name-CRT
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Creator Name:
Lacroix, Roger Vandercruse
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Lacroix, Roger Vandercruse
Creator Name
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Creator Role:
Maker
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Maker
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
1728-1799; master 1755
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1728-1799; master 1755
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
and Roger Vandercruse Lacroix
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and Roger Vandercruse Lacroix
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Writing Table
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Writing Table
Title
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Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
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View:
Detail
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Detail
View
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Creation Date:
18th century (ca. 1761-63)
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18th century (ca. 1761-63)
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1761
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1761
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1763
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1763
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Oak with mahogany, king and tulipwood veneer; rosewood, holly etc. marquetry; gilt-bronze mounts
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Oak with mahogany, king and tulipwood veneer; rosewood, holly etc. marquetry; gilt-bronze mounts
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Woodwork-Furniture
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Woodwork-Furniture
Classification Term
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Dimensions:
H. 27 1/2 in. (69.8 cm), W. 32 1/4 in. (81.9 cm), D. 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm)
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H. 27 1/2 in. (69.8 cm), W. 32 1/4 in. (81.9 cm), D. 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1982.60.61
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1982.60.61
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
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The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Long recognized as one of Jean-François Oeben's masterpieces, this table (ca. 1761-63) was made for his frequent and most important client, Madame de Pompadour. The main charge of her coat of arms, a tower, appears at the top of the gilt-bronze mount at each corner. The marquetry of the top-one of the finest panels in all of Oeben's furniture-was designed to reflect her interests in the arts and depicts a vase of flowers as well as trophies emblematic of architecture, painting, music, and gardening. The table, completed after Oeben's death by his brother-in-law Roger Vandercruse, demonstrates Oeben's talents, not only as a creator of beautiful furniture but also as a mechanic: an elaborate mechanism allows the top to slide back at the same time as the larger drawer moves forward, thereby doubling the surface area.
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<P>Long recognized as one of Jean-François Oeben's masterpieces, this table (ca. 1761-63) was made for his frequent and most important client, Madame de Pompadour. The main charge of her coat of arms, a tower, appears at the top of the gilt-bronze mount at each corner. The marquetry of the top-one of the finest panels in all of Oeben's furniture-was designed to reflect her interests in the arts and depicts a vase of flowers as well as trophies emblematic of architecture, painting, music, and gardening. The table, completed after Oeben's death by his brother-in-law Roger Vandercruse, demonstrates Oeben's talents, not only as a creator of beautiful furniture but also as a mechanic: an elaborate mechanism allows the top to slide back at the same time as the larger drawer moves forward, thereby doubling the surface area.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.es1982.60.61.AV7.tif
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MMA_.es1982.60.61.AV7.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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