Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux)

Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory

Maker

Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory

Date

ca. 1775

Medium

Oak veneered with tulipwood, sycamore, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt bronze, soft-paste porcelain, velvet (not original)

Dimensions

37 5/8 x 22 x 14 1/2 in. (95.6 x 55.9 x 36.8cm)

Form

Stand

Culture

French, Sèvres

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

1976.155.109

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976