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

Martin Carlin, ca. 1773

Artist

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

Date

ca. 1773

Medium

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

Size

Overall: 47 × 31 3/4 × 16 3/8 in. (119.4 × 80.6 × 41.6 cm)

Type

Woodwork-Furniture

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed