Mechanical table
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Overall: 27 1/2 × 32 1/4 × 18 3/8 in. (69.9 × 81.9 × 46.7 cm)
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Artistic Disciplines
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Design Metadata · 98%
The museum classifies the object as Woodwork-Furniture, identifying it as a designed furnishing object.
Styles and Movements
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Rococo Art and Design Interpretive · 84%
The sinuous contours, floral ornament, cabriole-like supports, scrolls, and gilt mounts are visually characteristic of Rococo design, although the museum metadata does not assign a style.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 99%
The table combines dense floral marquetry, a shaped gilt-metal rim, sculptural corner mounts, framed leg panels, and elaborate feet.
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Curvilinear Forms Visual · 98%
The lobed tabletop perimeter, bowed apron, curved supports, scrolling mounts, and shaped feet create a strongly curving silhouette.
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Patterns Visual · 95%
Repeated floral and foliate motifs form an organized decorative pattern across the tabletop and apron.
Time Periods
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18th Century Art Metadata · 100%
The museum dates the table to circa 1761–63.
Materials
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Wood Both · 99%
The catalog specifies several woods used for the veneer and marquetry, while the image clearly shows extensive dark wood veneer and contrasting wooden decoration.
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Bronze Both · 97%
The catalog identifies gilt-bronze mounts; gold-toned metal edging, mounts, and feet are clearly visible in the image.
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Inlay Metadata · 88%
The catalog explicitly describes marquetry made from multiple contrasting woods, a form of inlaid surface decoration.
Furniture and Lighting
Source & rights
Jean-François Oeben. Mechanical table. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.