Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)
Martin Carlin · ca. 1776 · Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and sycamore; six Sèvres soft-paste porcelain plaques and two painted tin plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; marble shelves; moiré silk
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Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet) is a public-domain object by Martin Carlin, dated ca. 1776. Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and sycamore; six Sèvres soft-paste porcelain plaques and two painted tin plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; marble shelves; moiré silk. The file comes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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