Commode (Secrétaire à abattant)
Object type: Commode
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Jean Henri Riesener
Artist bio: French, Gladbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia 1734–1806 Paris
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1783
Medium: Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; interiors veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top; velvet (not original)
Dimensions: H. 36-3/4 x W. 56-1/2 x D. 23-1/2 in.  (93.3 x 143.5 x 59.7 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Bequest of William K. Vanderbilt, 1920
Accession year: 1920
Tags: Garlands|Birds|Flowers|Plants