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Document identity
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122286
label
Fall-front Secretary
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
122286
contentType
object
title
Fall-front Secretary
date
c. 1765– 1775
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60778893
creators
11770
genreSpecific
Furniture and woodwork
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 106.4 x 61 x 37.5 cm (41 7/8 x 24 x 14 3/4 in.)
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France, 18th century
accession
1942.593
Source extras
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wood marquetry, gilt bronze mounts, marble
tombstone
Fall-front Secretary, c. 1765– 1775. Attributed to Leonard Boudin (French, 1735–1804). Wood marquetry, gilt bronze mounts, marble; overall: 106.4 x 61 x 37.5 cm (41 7/8 x 24 x 14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.593
collection
Furniture
citations
citation
John Long Severance Art Collection Photographs: Furniture, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 25, 27; Reproduced: p. 29 p.
citation
<em>Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 45, cat. no. 84; Reproduced: p. [48], Plate XXII, cat. no. 84
citation
Milliken, William M., Gertrude Underhill, and Jean Mailey. "Department of Decorative Arts." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 29, no. 9 (November 1942): 137-151.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 146; Mentioned: p. 147
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 295
creditline
Bequest of John L. Severance
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:17:41.073000
sourceId
122286
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Decorative Art and Design
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Furniture
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wood marquetry, gilt bronze mounts, marble
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male
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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