Writing and dressing table, by Martin Carlin, ca. 1785
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Writing and dressing table

Maker Martin Carlin (French, near Freiburg im Breisgau ca. 1730–1785 Paris)

ca. 1785

Medium
Sycamore, mahogany, boxwood, and ebony on oak; gilt bronze; brass; marble; leather, steel
Classification
Woodwork-Furniture
Dimensions
(open) 52 5/8 x 43 x 24 3/4 in. (133.7 x 109.2 x 62.9cm)
Culture
French
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Credit line
Gift of Charles Wrightsman, 1971
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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