Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux)
Object type: Jewel coffer on stand
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris and Sèvres
Artist: Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory|Michel-Gabriel Commelin
Artist bio: French, near Freiburg im Breisgau ca. 1730–1785 Paris|French, 1740–present|French, 1746–1802
Artist role: Maker|Manufactory|Decorator
Artist nationality: French|French|French
Date: ca. 1775
Medium: Oak veneered with tulipwood, sycamore, holly, and ebonized holly; thirteen soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; velvet (not original)
Dimensions: 37 1/2 × 21 3/4 × 14 1/2 in. (95.3 × 55.2 × 36.8 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Accession year: 1958
Tags: Flowers