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Guillaume Beneman

Drop-Front Secretary (Secrétaire à Abattant),

Maker

  • Guillaume Beneman

Title

Drop-Front Secretary (Secrétaire à Abattant)

Medium

oak, brass (alloy), mahogany, marble, ormolu, leather

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Mahogany and oak with brass and gilded bronze mounts,
  • embossed leather,
  • marble top

Techniques

  • Mahogany and oak with brass and gilded bronze mounts,
  • embossed leather,
  • marble top

Dimensions

143.5 x 114.3 x 42.6 cm (56 1/2 x 45 x 16 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: Stamped in upper right case side, near top of main case: Guillaume Beneman

Place

Place Made: France

Type

  • Furniture

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

80.106

Drop-Front Secretary (Secrétaire à Abattant)
Secrétaire à Abattant

Manual / Issue 8

Give and Take
Read Online

Selected Works

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Marks: Stamped in upper right case side, near top of main case: Guillaume Beneman

Place Made: France

Publications

Manual / Issue 8

Give and Take
Read Online

Selected Works

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Exhibition History

Intermission

December 16, 2016 - July 2, 2017

Dress, Art, and Society

September 13, 1996 - January 5, 1997

European Painting and Sculpture, circa 1770-1937

October 18, 1991 - January 26, 1992

European Galleries

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