Secrétaire à abattant
Medium
Mahogany, mahogany veneer, yellow poplar, white pine, gilded brass, mirrored plate glass, marble, ivory
Dimensions
62 x 39 1/4 x 18 7/8 in. (157.5 x 99.7 x 47.9 cm)
Classification
Secretary abattant
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, The Manney Collection Gift, 1983
Accession Number
1983.225
About the Artist
Duncan Phyfe|D. Phyfe & Son|Duncan Phyfe & Sons · 1770–1854
Duncan Phyfe (1770–1854) was a Scottish-born American cabinetmaker who became the most celebrated furniture maker in the history of American decorative arts. Born Duncan Fife near Loch Fannich in the Scottish Highlands, he emigrated with his family to Albany, New York, around 1783–84, where he apprenticed to a cabinetmaker. By 1792 he had established his own workshop on Partition Street (later Ful...