http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/798233/resize%3Aformat%3DfullTable Cabinetabout 1580–1600Wood; oak and pine veneered with maple, cherry, beech, and other woods, gilt brass, ironThe table cabinet (Schreibtisch) is composed of a drop front and lid which when open reveal eight drawers and four small doors. The underlying carcase is constructed of oak with an inner carcase composed of a softwood. The divides between the drawers and compartments are also a softwood faced on the front edges with hardwood veneers. The carcase wood of the drop front and lid is a softwood. All surfaces of the chest including the interior drawers and doors are decorated with a combination of marquetry and intarsia composed of a variety of European woods. The distinctive material used on this cabinet is the green mottled colored veneer which resembles marble. This material is produced by gluing together wood shavings of different woods to form a composite which is then cut to form a veneer in a technique called "Spänemarmorierung" which is often found on Augsburg cabinets. The green wood on the inside of the cabinet is probably a green fungus stained wood which has been previously reported on Augsburg cabinets.Furniture57.0000000000 Centimeter41.0000000000 Centimeterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/334450/rdf