Drop-front secretary on stand (Secrètaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet) (one of a pair) (part of a set)

Adam Weisweiler

Maker

Adam Weisweiler

Date

ca. 1790

Medium

Oak veneered with ebony, amaranth, holly, ebonized holly, satinwood, Japanese and French lacquer panels, gilt-bronze mounts, brocatelle marble top (not original); steel springs; morocco leather (not original)

Dimensions

H. 52-3/8 x W. 34 x D. 16-1/2 in. (133.0 x 86.0 x 41.9 cm)

Form

Desk

Culture

French, Paris

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

1977.1.14

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1977