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Upright secretary

Guillaume Kemp

Upright secretary, Guillaume Kemp, ca. 1775–80, Oak, pine, tulipwood, purple-wood, satiné, green-stained sycamore, satin-woo…

Maker: Guillaume Kemp
Date: ca. 1775–80
Medium: Oak, pine, tulipwood, purple-wood, satiné, green-stained sycamore, satin-wood, holly, black-stained wood, marble, gilt bronze
Dimensions: Overall: 56 × 38 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (142.2 × 97.8 × 39.4 cm)
Form: Desk
Culture: French, Paris
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession: 58.75.54
Credit line: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958

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