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Cabinet

ca. 1775–80
Not on view
Specialized in flower painting, Tandart decorated not only useful wares such as tea services but also a number of large furniture plaques with ribbon-tied bouquets. The open shelves would have been used for the display of decorative objects, such as mounted vases, or cups and saucers.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cabinet
  • Maker: Martin Carlin (French, near Freiburg im Breisgau ca. 1730–1785 Paris)
  • Manufactory: Porcelain plaques by Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)
  • Decorator: Plaques painted by Jean-Baptiste Tandart (French, active 1754–1800)
  • Maker: Plaques gilded by Jean-Pierre Boulanger (1722–1785, active 1754–85)
  • Maker: and Cyprien-Julien Hirel de Choisy (French, active 1770–1812)
  • Date: ca. 1775–80
  • Culture: French, Paris and Sèvres
  • Medium: Oak veneered with tulipwood and amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt bronze, soft-paste porcelain, marble, mirror glass, silk
  • Dimensions: Overall" 36 1/2 × 13 1/8 × 13 3/4 in. (92.7 × 33.3 × 34.9 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
  • Object Number: 58.75.51
  • 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
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
Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux), Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, sycamore, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt bronze, soft-paste porcelain, velvet (not original), French, Sèvres
Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux)
Martin Carlin
Sèvres Manufactory
ca. 1775

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