Commode (Secrétaire à abattant)

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: H. 36-3/4 x W. 56-1/2 x D. 23-1/2 in. (93.3 x 143.5 x 59.7 cm)
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Dated: 1783
Pixels: 3859 × 3371
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Jean Henri Riesener. Commode (Secrétaire à abattant), 1783. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.