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Desk (bonheur du jour)

Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory|Antoine-Toussaint Cornailles|Nicquet

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Desk (bonheur du jour), Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory|Antoine-Toussaint Cornailles|Nicquet, ca. 1770, Oak, mahogany, tuli…
Maker
Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory|Antoine-Toussaint Cornailles|Nicquet
Date
ca. 1770
Medium
Oak, mahogany, tulipwood, sycamore, ebony, box and harewood, gilt-bronze mounts, soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 32 1/4 × 26 1/4 × 15 3/4 in. (81.9 × 66.7 × 40 cm)
Form
Desk
Culture
French, Paris and Sèvres
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession
1982.60.55
Credit line
The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
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