Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)
Object type: Desk
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris and Sèvres
Artist: Martin Carlin|Edme François Bouillat père|Sèvres Manufactory
Artist bio: French, near Freiburg im Breisgau ca. 1730–1785 Paris|French,1739/40–1810, active 1758–1800|French, 1740–present
Artist role: Maker|Decorator|Manufactory
Artist nationality: French|French|French
Date: ca. 1776
Medium: Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and sycamore; six Sèvres soft-paste porcelain plaques and two painted tin plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; marble shelves; moiré silk
Dimensions: 43 3/8 x 40 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. (110.1 x 102.9 x 32.7cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976
Accession year: 1976
Tags: Garlands|Flowers