Drop-front secretaire (secrètaire à abattant)

René Dubois

Maker

René Dubois

Date

ca. 1770–75

Medium

Painted and varnished oak, veneered with European lacquer, mahogany, purplewood, gilt-bronze mounts

Dimensions

60 x 26 3/4 x 13 3/8 in. (152.4 x 67.9 x 34cm)

Culture

French, Paris

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

1982.60.57

Credit line

The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982