Title: Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en armoire)
Object type: Drop-front secretary
Date: 1786–87
Artist:  Guillaume Benneman 
Artist bio: active 1785, died 1811
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Oak veneered with tulipwood, kingwood, holly partly stained green, ebony, and mahogany; brèche d'Alep marble (not original); modern leather; gilt-bronze mounts
Dimensions: H. 63-1/2 x W. 32 x D. 15 in.  (161.3 x 81.3 x 38.1 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1971
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Caryatids