c. 1760
258.5 x 121.9 x 62.6 cm (101 3/4 x 48 x 24 5/8 in.)
Wood, tubular steel and caning
20th centuryAmericanLeaded bronze
1st-3rd century CERomanWood, painted, with metal fasteners
20th centuryDutchRed-lacquer-coated wood, the designs painted in black, green, and ochre lacquers on the red-lacquer ground. Probably made in Sichuan province; probably recovered at Lelang (also spelled Lo-lang; Korean, Naknang), near T'o-sông-ni, southwest of P'yôngyang, Korea. Attached to a reconstructed gilt wood stand.
1st century CEChinese
Beechwood, leather
20th centuryAustrianWood
1st-2nd century CERomanMahogany
18th centuryBritishWood
16th centuryFrenchMahogany with satinwood inlay, bone, and lacquered paper affixed to interior lid
18th centuryBritishInlaid Lacquer: wooden core with black lacquer and inlays of mother-of-pearl and twisted wire; with metal (brass?) fittings
18th-19th centuryKoreanGilt pine with marble top
19th centuryBritish