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See the original at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)
by Martin Carlin, 1776
Details
- Year
- 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
- Size
- 43 3/8 x 40 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. (110.1 x 102.9 x 32.7cm)
Martin Carlin sculpted this European sculpture, dating to ca. 1776. Made from 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, it measures 43 3/8 x 40 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. (110.1 x 102.9 x 32.7cm).
It's part of the highlighted collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, in the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The Met acquired this piece as part of its public domain collection, and high-resolution images are freely available.
