Writing Table
Pierre Macret
(French, 1727–about 1796)
about 1750
Medium/TechniqueEuropean red, black and gold japanning on beech; interior veneered with tulipwood on oak; fruitwood drawer linings; modern green leather writing surface; gilt-bronze mounts.
Dimensions83.3 x 82.2 x 44.3 cm (32 13/16 x 32 3/8 x 17 7/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.2506
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceAdrien Fauchier Magnan (b. 1873 - d. 1963), Neuilly-sur-Seine, France [see note]. By 1956, Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)
NOTE: According to handwritten notes on the reverse of a photograph taken when the table was in the Wickes collection.
NOTE: According to handwritten notes on the reverse of a photograph taken when the table was in the Wickes collection.
about 1745–50 (?)
about 1850–80
about 1880
Porcelain: 1628–44, mounts: early 18th century
Porcelain: 1628–44, mounts: early 18th century
about 1775–1780