Upright secretary
Object type: Secretary
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Guillaume Kemp
Artist bio: active 1757–86, master 1764
Artist role: Maker
Date: ca. 1775–80
Medium: Oak, pine, tulipwood, purple-wood, satiné, green-stained sycamore, satin-wood, holly, black-stained wood, marble, gilt bronze
Dimensions: Overall: 56 × 38 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (142.2 × 97.8 × 39.4 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Accession year: 1958