Drop-front secretaire (secrétaire à abattant)
Jean-François Dubut
ca. 1760
Medium
Veneered on oak, in front with panels of black and gold lacquer, partly Chinese and partly European, and on the sides with floral marquetry in tulipwood, rosewood, satinwood, purplewood, and various other end-cut woods; mounts of gilded and chased bronze; top of breche d'Aleps marble
Dimensions
confirmed: 47 5/16 × 26 1/4 × 11 1/2 in. (120.2 × 66.7 × 29.2 cm)
Classification
Woodwork-Furniture
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession Number
2019.283.3a, b