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Slant-top desk (secrétaire en pente)

Bernard II van Risenburgh

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Slant-top desk (secrétaire en pente), Bernard II van Risenburgh, ca. 1745–49, Oak veneered with bois satiné and end cut wood…
Maker
Bernard II van Risenburgh
Date
ca. 1745–49
Medium
Oak veneered with bois satiné and end cut wood, leather, gilt bronze
Dimensions
Overall, at widest points: 31 3/8 x 34 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (79.7 x 87.6 x 50.2 cm)
Form
Desk
Culture
French
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession
2007.90.7
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. Robert Lehman, 2006
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