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Work table

1775–1780
Not on view
Martin Carlin excelled in producing both Sèvres-mounted furniture as well as pieces veneered with Japanese lacquer. In fact, the cabinetmaker is known to have made different versions of this elegant oval table with either porcelain or lacquer. Here the lower shelf consists of European imitation lacquer intended to match the top of black and gold Japanese lacquer. Carlin’s furniture was marketed through the marchands merciers Simon-Philippe Poirier and Dominique Daguerre.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Work table
  • Maker: Martin Carlin (French, near Freiburg im Breisgau ca. 1730–1785 Paris)
  • Date: 1775–1780
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Oak and sycamore veneered with ebony, Japanese and European lacquer; gilt-bronze mounts; drawer lined with green silk
  • Dimensions: 28 3/16 × 17 1/4 × 13 1/16 in. (71.6 × 43.8 × 33.2 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976
  • Object Number: 1976.155.103
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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Bookcase, Martin Carlin French, Tulipwood and satiné on oak; glass, and gilt-bronze mounts, French, Paris
Bookcase
Martin Carlin
ca. 1785
Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux), Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, sycamore, holly, and ebonized holly; thirteen soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; velvet (not original), French, Paris and Sèvres
Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1775
Cabinet, Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood and amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt bronze, soft-paste porcelain, marble, mirror glass, silk, French, Paris and Sèvres
Cabinet
Multiple artists/makers
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Writing and dressing table, Martin Carlin French, Sycamore, mahogany, boxwood, and ebony on oak; gilt bronze; brass; marble; leather, steel, French, Paris
Writing and dressing table
Martin Carlin
ca. 1785
Candlestick and workbox (table à ouvrage en guéridon), Martin Carlin French, Oak, veneered with tulipwood, boxwood, and ebony; gilt-bronze; blue velvet, French
Candlestick and workbox (table à ouvrage en guéridon)
Martin Carlin
ca. 1785

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