Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux)

Martin Carlin, ca. 1770

Artist

Martin Carlin (French, near Freiburg im Breisgau ca. 1730–1785 Paris)

Date

ca. 1770

Medium

Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, stained sycamore, holly, and ebonized holly; thirteen soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; velvet (not original)

Size

37 1/2 x 21 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (95.3 x 55.2 x 36.8cm)

Type

Woodwork-Furniture

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed