Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire)

Jean Henri Riesener

Medium: Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; interiors veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top; velvet (not original)
Dimensions: Overall: 57 × 43 × 16 in. (144.8 × 109.2 × 40.6 cm); Length (key): 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Dated: 1783
Pixels: 3576 × 3790
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Jean Henri Riesener. Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire), 1783. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.