COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
TFC_.19155062
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Carlin, Martin
Creator Nationality:
European; French
Creator Role:
cabinetmaker
Creator Dates/Places:
c.1730-1785
Creator Name-CRT:
Martin Carlin
Title:
Mechanical Reading and Writing Table with Sèvres Porcelain Plaques
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
c. 1781
Creation Start Date:
1779
Creation End Date:
1783
Materials and Techniques:
carcasses of oak, cedar, and mahogany, drawers of oak and cedar; veneered with panels of holly, ebony, and maple marquetry bordered by amaranth and with panels and strips of plain and tulipwood, maple, mahogany, and satinwood; mounts of gilt bronze; shelf of white marble lightly frlecked with gray
Classification Term:
Furniture
Dimensions:
H. closed 30 3/8 in. (77.2 cm.)
Dimensions:
H. fully extended 45 3/4 in. (116.1 cm.)
Dimensions:
W. 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm.)
Dimensions:
D. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm.)
AMICA Contributor:
The Frick Collection
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
15.5.62
Credit Line:
Henry Clay Frick Bequest
Inscriptions:
Branded, under the left side of the drawer case: M. CARLIN
Copyright:
Licensed for non-commercial, educational use.
Related Document Description:
New York, The Frick Collection. A Guide to Works of Art on Exhibition [checklist]. 1997, n.p. New York, The Frick Collection. Art in the Frick Collection: Paintings, Sculpture, Decorative Arts [cat.]. Comps. C. Ryskamp, et al., 1996, p.196. New York, TheFrick Collection. An Illustrated Catalogue. Vol.6 Furniture and Gilt Bronzes. [cat.]. 1992, pp.12-26.
Related Image Identifier Link:
TFC_.19155062.tif
