16th century
Copper alloy
3rd century BCE-3rd century CERomanBirch and plywood
20th centuryAmericanMahogany and ebony (secondary woods: mahogany and pine), gilt-brass, and brass
19th centuryAmericanOak and elm
17th centuryBritishTubular steel, wood, cane
20th centuryGermanEnameled porcelain, "famille verte" type: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze polychrome enamels
17th-18th centuryChineseMahogany
18th centuryBritishOak
17th centuryBritishBronze
2nd century BCE-1st century CERomanWood
16th centuryFrenchBronze; copper, silver, and bronze inlays
1st century BCE-1st century CERoman