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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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Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet), Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and sycamore; six Sèvres soft-paste porcelain plaques and two painted tin plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; marble shelves; moiré silk, French, Paris and Sèvres
Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)
Attributed to Martin Carlin
Manufactory Sèvres Manufactory
Decorator Central plaque decorated by Edme François Bouillat père
ca. 1776
Guitar, Jean-Baptiste Voboam French, Spruce, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, ivory, ebony, French
Guitar
attributed to Jean-Baptiste Voboam
1697
Circular worktable, Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, ebony, and holly; soft-paste porcelain; gilt bronze, French, Paris and Sèvres
Circular worktable
Martin Carlin
Manufactory Plaques by Sèvres Manufactory
ca. 1772
Secretary, Martin Carlin and French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, ebonized holly, and other marquetry wood; brass; green-colored metal; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top. Soft paste porcelain plaques from the Sèvres Manufactory.
Secretary
Attributed to Martin Carlin
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ca. 1781–85
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