Desk (bonheur du jour)

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

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