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Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux)

Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory|Michel-Gabriel Commelin

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Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux), Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory|Michel-Gabriel Commelin, ca. 1775, Oak venee…
Maker
Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory|Michel-Gabriel Commelin
Date
ca. 1775
Medium
Oak veneered with tulipwood, sycamore, holly, and ebonized holly; thirteen soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; velvet (not original)
Dimensions
37 1/2 × 21 3/4 × 14 1/2 in. (95.3 × 55.2 × 36.8 cm)
Form
Stand
Culture
French, Paris and Sèvres
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession
58.75.42
Credit line
Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
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