Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)

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Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)

Creator

Adam Weisweiler

German master cabinetmaker having worked in France (1746–1820) · 1746–1820

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Date
ca. 1787
Medium
Oak veneered with burl thuya, amaranth, mahogany, satinwood, holly, and ebonized holly; painted metal; one soft-paste porcelain plaque; fifteen jasper medallions; gilt-bronze mounts; marble; leather (not original)
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object ID
202163

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