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Art Object

Drop-front secretary on stand (Secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)

Attributed to Martin Carlin  (French, near Freiburg im Breisgau ca. 1730–1785 Paris)

Decorator:
Decorator of central plaque Edme François Bouillat père (French, 1739/40–1810, active 1758–1810)
Date:
ca. 1776
Culture:
French, Paris and Sèvres
Medium:
Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and sycamore; mounted with six Sèvres soft-paste porcelain plaques and two painted tin plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; white marble shelves; lined with moiré silk
Dimensions:
43-1/3 x 40-1/2 x 12-7/8 in. (110.1 x 102.9 x 32.7 cm)
Classification:
Woodwork
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976
Accession Number:
1976.155.110
120022574

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