Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant)
This secretary –a writing desk with a lockable front panel –is decorated with 17th-century Japanese lacquerwork taken from old chests or cabinets. Parisian dealers in luxury goods, such as Dominique Daguerre, bought the costly lacquerwork and had new pieces of furniture made in which it was incorporated.
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Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant)
This secretary –a writing desk with a lockable front panel –is decorated with 17th-century Japanese lacquerwork taken from old chests or cabinets. Parisian dealers in luxury goods, such as Dominique Daguerre, bought the costly lacquerwork and had new pieces of furniture made in which it was incorporated.
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description
De secretaire –een schrijfmeub ...... waarin het lak werd verwerkt.
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This secretary –a writing desk ...... in which it was incorporated.
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Rijksmuseum
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Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant)
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Secretaire
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created
c. 1790 - c. 1795
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ca. 1790 - ca. 1795
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extent
breedte 87,5 cm
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depth 35.5 cm
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depth 42.0 cm
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diepte 42,0 cm
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grondvlak breedte 81,5 cm
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grondvlak diepte 35,5 cm
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height 131.5 cm
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hoogte 131,5 cm
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width 81.5 cm
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width 87.5 cm
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Collectie: meubelen
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provenance
…; collection Hannah Mathilde ...... ransferred to the museum, 1960
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spatial
temporal
fourth quarter 18th century
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vierde kwart 18e eeuw
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