Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)

Martin Carlin|Edme François Bouillat père|Sèvres Manufactory

Maker

Martin Carlin|Edme François Bouillat père|Sèvres Manufactory

Date

ca. 1776

Medium

Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and sycamore; six Sèvres soft-paste porcelain plaques and two painted tin plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; marble shelves; moiré silk

Dimensions

43 3/8 x 40 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. (110.1 x 102.9 x 32.7cm)

Form

Desk

Culture

French, Paris and Sèvres

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

1976.155.110

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976