Drop-front secretary on stand (Secrètaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet) (one of a pair) (part of a set)

Adam Weisweiler

Date

ca. 1790

Type

Drop-front secretary on stand

Medium

Oak veneered with ebony, amaranth, holly, ebonized holly, satinwood, Japanese and French lacquer panels, gilt-bronze mounts, brocatelle marble top (not original); steel springs; morocco leather (not original)

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

1977.1.14

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1977