
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Commode (Secrétaire à abattant)
Creator
Jean Henri RiesenerGerman royal ébéniste (1734–1806) · 1734–1806
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- Artist
- Jean Henri Riesener
- Date
- 1783
- Medium
- Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; interiors veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top; velvet (not original)
- Curatorial Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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- objectName
- Commode
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- Object ID
- 194623
- Object Type
- Commode
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field
objectName(museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field
- Creator
- Jean Henri Riesener
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field “Artist” · copied as is
- Medium
- Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; interiors veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top; velvet (not original)
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field “Curatorial Department” · copied as is
- Date
- 1783
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field “Date” · copied as is
- Begin Year
- 1783
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field
objectBeginDate(museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field
- End Year
- 1783
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field
objectEndDate(museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field
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