Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en armoire)
Guillaume Benneman|Gilles-François Martin|Etienne-Jean Forestier|Bardin|Tournay|Pierre-Auguste Forestier|Michaud|Louis Simon Boizot|Pierre Philippe Thomire|Galle|Jean Hauré
- Maker
- Guillaume Benneman|Gilles-François Martin|Etienne-Jean Forestier|Bardin|Tournay|Pierre-Auguste Forestier|Michaud|Louis Simon Boizot|Pierre Philippe Thomire|Galle|Jean Hauré
- Date
- 1786–87
- Medium
- Oak veneered with tulipwood, kingwood, holly partly stained green, ebony, and mahogany; brèche d'Alep marble (not original); modern leather; gilt-bronze mounts
- Dimensions
- H. 63-1/2 x W. 32 x D. 15 in. (161.3 x 81.3 x 38.1 cm)
- Form
- Desk
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Museum
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Accession
- 1971.206.17
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1971
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