Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire)

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)

Classification

Woodwork-Furniture

Culture

French, Paris

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of William K. Vanderbilt, 1920

Accession Number

20.155.11

Rights

Public Domain