c. 1700-1750
130.2 x 83.2 x 48.9 cm (51 1/4 x 32 3/4 x 19 1/4 in.)
J. Gyles Merrill, to his son James C. Merrill.
Leaded bronze
1st-3rd century CERomanMahogany
18th centuryBritishWalnut with upholstered seat
18th centuryBritishEuropean ash with later American oak handgrips
16th-17th centuryBritishWalnut with inlaid wood
15th centuryItalianLacquer
18th centuryJapaneseOak and white painted tubular metal
20th centuryFrenchWood
16th centuryGermanInlaid Lacquer: wooden core with black lacquer and inlays of mother-of-pearl and twisted wire; with metal (brass?) fittings
18th-19th centuryKoreanMahogany, maple, maple veneers, ormolu of pine, tulip and poplar
19th centuryAmerican