id:			122286
accession number:	1942.593
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.593
updated:		2023-03-07 15:13:54.057000

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

title:				Fall-front Secretary
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creation date:			c. 1765– 1775
creation date earliest:		1760
creation date latest:		1780
current location:		216B French and German
creditline:			Bequest of John L. Severance
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culture:	France, 18th century
technique:	wood marquetry, gilt bronze mounts, marble
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Furniture
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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CREATORS

* Leonard Boudin (French, 1735–1804)  - made by

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measurements: Overall: 106.4 x 61 x 37.5 cm (41 7/8 x 24 x 14 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection
	opening date:   1942-11-12T04:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	John L. Severance, Cleveland, Ohio.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	John Long Severance Art Collection Photographs: Furniture, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 25, 27; Reproduced: p. 29 p.
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceFurniture/page/n24/mode/1up

	<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
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceBequest/page/n49

	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
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n59

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IMAGES

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