The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 25, 2023

Fall-front Secretary

c. 1765– 1775

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made by

attributed to Leonard Boudin

(French, 1735–1804)

France, 18th century

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.)

Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.593

Location

216B French and German

Provenance
John L. Severance, Cleveland, Ohio.
Citations
John Long Severance Art Collection Photographs: Furniture, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. Mentioned: p. 25, 27; Reproduced: p. 29 p. archive.org
Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942. Mentioned: p. 45, cat. no. 84; Reproduced: p. [48], Plate XXII, cat. no. 84 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 295 archive.org
Exhibition history

Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1942.593