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Writing and eating table

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

Factory:: Porcelain plaques by Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)
Decorator:: Plaques possibly decorated by François Bouilliat (active 1785–93)
Date:: ca. 1780
Culture:: French (Paris and Sèvres)
Medium:: Oak veneered with tulipwood, gilt bronze, soft-paste porcelain, marble
Dimensions:: 29 1/4 x 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (74.3 x 34.3 x 26 cm)
Classification:: Woodwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Accession Number:: 58.75.56

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 546

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Marking: Signed three times by Martin Carlin, once under left apron of top of table and again under left front rails of lower section, with joined initials of J M E.
Provenance

Louise de Géhéneuc, Maréchale de Lannes, Duchesse de Montebello (until 1856) ; Sir Charles Mills, Baronet ; The Lords Hillingdon ; The Samuel H. Kress Foundation (until 1958)
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Who
Sèvres Manufactory (704)

Martin Carlin (22)

François Bouilliat (1)
What
Metal (59,483)

Clay (23,631)

Copper alloy (16,678)

Faience (11,688)

Bronze (11,670)

Porcelain (11,378)

Gilt (9,077)

Wood (7,727)

Furniture (5,724)

Plate (2,673)

Woodwork (2,577)

Marble (2,133)

Soft paste porcelain (2,020)

Ormolu (1,683)

Oak (1,105)

Tables (976)

Tulipwood (153)
Where
Europe (150,372)

France (49,614)

Paris (2,005)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (67,128)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,228)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
France, 1600–1800 A.D.
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