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Lady's Writing Table

Veneered in tulipwood on oak; mounted with Sevres porcelain and gilt bronze. One plaque carries the Sevres date letter and the decorator's mark of Antoine-Toussaint Cornaille (working 1755-1800). This is the earliest of eleven writing tables made to the same design between 1765 and 1774 by Martin Carlin. Height: 80.5 cm
Accepted in lieu of Capital Transfer Tax by H.M. Treasury, and allocated to the Museum in 1985.

Artist / Maker: Martin Carlin (d.1785)

Place: Paris

Object Type: desk

Period: Louis XV

Actual Date: 1765

Century: 18th century

Materials: Porcelain, Tulipwood

Museum Accession Number: 1985.4/FW