COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.20.155.11
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MMA_.20.155.11
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Riesener, Jean-Henri
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Riesener, Jean-Henri
Creator Name
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Creator Role:
Maker
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Maker
Creator Role
false
Creator Dates/Places:
1734-1806
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1734-1806
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Jean-Henri Riesener
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Jean-Henri Riesener
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Desk (Secrétaire)
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Desk (Secrétaire)
Title
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Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
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View:
Detail
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Detail
View
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Creation Date:
18th century (1784)
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18th century (1784)
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1784
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1784
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1784
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1784
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Ebony, kingwood, purplewood, holly on oak; white marble top; gilt-bronze mounts; Japanese lacquer with later French japanned additions
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Ebony, kingwood, purplewood, holly on oak; white marble top; gilt-bronze mounts; Japanese lacquer with later French japanned additions
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Woodwork-Furniture
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Woodwork-Furniture
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
H. 57 in. (144.8 cm), W. 43 in. (109.2 cm), D. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
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H. 57 in. (144.8 cm), W. 43 in. (109.2 cm), D. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
20.155.11
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20.155.11
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Bequest of William K. Vanderbilt, 1920
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Bequest of William K. Vanderbilt, 1920
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
This secretary and its companion commode (MMA, 20.155.12) stood in Marie Antoinette's private apartment at the château de Saint-Cloud; her initials appear three times in the gilt-bronze frieze under the marble top. The opulent refinement of this secretary, made about 1784 by Riesener, responds to the taste of his royal client. Cascading down the front are exquisitely chased gilt-bronze flowers, while fruit, wheat, flowers, and symbols of princely glory spill from the cornucopia mounts along the lower edge. The black-and-gold panels of Japanese lacquer reflect the queen's fondness for this material.
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<P>This secretary and its companion commode (MMA, 20.155.12) stood in Marie Antoinette's private apartment at the château de Saint-Cloud; her initials appear three times in the gilt-bronze frieze under the marble top. The opulent refinement of this secretary, made about 1784 by Riesener, responds to the taste of his royal client. Cascading down the front are exquisitely chased gilt-bronze flowers, while fruit, wheat, flowers, and symbols of princely glory spill from the cornucopia mounts along the lower edge. The black-and-gold panels of Japanese lacquer reflect the queen's fondness for this material.</P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.es20.155.11.AV4.tif
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MMA_.es20.155.11.AV4.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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