Secrétaire à abattant, ca. 1815–20, with later additions
Austrian
Walnut, parcel-ebonized and mounted with gilt bronze; leather, glass, brass; H. 105 in. (268 cm), W. 37 in. (94 cm), D. 21 in. (52.5 cm)
Gift of Frederick R. Koch, 1991 (1991.470)
Technical Glossary
Austrian
Walnut, parcel-ebonized and mounted with gilt bronze; leather, glass, brass; H. 105 in. (268 cm), W. 37 in. (94 cm), D. 21 in. (52.5 cm)
Gift of Frederick R. Koch, 1991 (1991.470)
The coat of arms of this Biedermeier secrétaire, with its wooden columns and slats resembling the pipes of an organ, is perhaps that of the German counts of Monsheim.
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Related Index Terms
Material and Technique
- • Wood, Furniture
- • Wood, Furniture, Europe
- • Wood, Furniture, Europe, Central Europe
- • Wood, organized by technique
- • Wood, organized by technique, Ebonized
- • Wood, organized by type
- • Wood, organized by type, Walnut
Object
Subject Matter/Theme
- • Heraldry
