Small desk with folding top (bureau brisé)

Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt

Date

ca. 1685

Type

Desk with folding top

Medium

Oak, pine, walnut veneered with ebony, rosewood, and marquetry of tortoiseshell and engraved brass; gilt bronze and steel

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

1986.365.3

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1986