Drop-front secretaire (secrètaire à abattant)
Object type: Drop-front secretaire
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: René Dubois
Artist bio: 1737–1799, master 1755
Artist role: Maker
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)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Accession year: 1982
Tags: Chinoiserie|Animals|Men|Tea Drinking