1786 / 1787, Paris
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1786 / 1787, Paris
- Identifier
- 1971.206.17
- Transfer of custody
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Acquisition
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1971
- Collection
- Technique
- Embroidery 87%
- Embroidery 41%
- Embroidery 53%
- Embroidery 51%
- Embroidery 87%
- Depiction
- Vegetal motif 50%
- Vegetal motif 58%
- Vegetal motif 46%
- Geometrical motif 49%
- Geometrical motif 60%
- Vegetal motif 50%
- Dimension
- 81.3 cm (height)38.1 cm (width)
- Production time
- Production place
- Type of object
Description
This secretary was made for the Cabinet Intérieur of Louis XVI at the Palais de Compiègne. The cabinetwork was executed under the supervision of Guillaume Beneman (master 1785). The gilt-bronze mounts were modeled by Louis-Simon Boizot (1743-1809), Martin, and Michaud; cast by Forestier; chased by Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1843), Bardier, and Tournay, among others; and gilded by Galle. Work on the secretary was coordinated by Jean Hauré, entrepreneur des Meubles de la Couronne (active 1774-96). The "eyes" of the marquetry were originally set with gilt-bronze rosettes.
