Bookcase

ca. 1785

Not on view

Carlin worked primarily for marchand-merciers, the decorator-dealers who guided Parisian fashion, and he knew well how to finesse elegance. Given the task of constructing a bookcase of sizable mass, he created an effect of airy lightness by the use of delicate marquetry, glittering gilt-bronze and, above all, skillful design.

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Title: Bookcase
Maker: Martin Carlin (French, near Freiburg im Breisgau ca. 1730–1785 Paris)
Date: ca. 1785
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Tulipwood and satiné on oak; glass, and gilt-bronze mounts
Dimensions: Overall: 80 × 44 3/4 × 16 in. (203.2 × 113.7 × 40.6 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Hayward Weir, 1968
Object Number: 69.9.2
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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