Desk (bonheur du jour)
Object type: Desk
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris and Sèvres
Artist: Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory|Antoine-Toussaint Cornailles|Nicquet
Artist bio: French, near Freiburg im Breisgau ca. 1730–1785 Paris|French, 1740–present|French, active 1755–1800|French, active 1764–92
Artist role: Maker|Manufactory|Decorator|Decorator
Artist nationality: French|French|French|French
Date: ca. 1770
Medium: Oak, mahogany, tulipwood, sycamore, ebony, box and harewood, gilt-bronze mounts, soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions: Overall: 32 1/4 × 26 1/4 × 15 3/4 in. (81.9 × 66.7 × 40 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Accession year: 1982