SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Candlestick and workbox (table à ouvrage en guéridon)

Martin Carlin

Candlestick and workbox (table à ouvrage en guéridon), Martin Carlin, ca. 1785, Oak, veneered with tulipwood, boxwood, and e…

Maker: Martin Carlin
Date: ca. 1785
Medium: Oak, veneered with tulipwood, boxwood, and ebony; gilt-bronze; blue velvet
Dimensions: 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm); Diameter: 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm)
Form: Stand
Culture: French
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession: 1979.172.1
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1979

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