ID: 700002776 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002776	Record Type: Movable Work
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Secrétaire (secretary (furniture); Philippe-Claude Montigny (French, 1734 - 1800, master 1766) ...; about 1770 - 1775; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 85.DA.378)

Titles:

Secrétaire (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

secretary (furniture) [300039360] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, furniture, <furniture by form or function>, <storage and display furniture>, case furniture, desks)

furniture [300037680]

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>)

Classifications:

decorative arts (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1770 - 1775

Creator Display:

Philippe-Claude Montigny (French, 1734 - 1800, master 1766) (French Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

Montigny, Philippe-Claude (French ébéniste, 1734-1800) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500000320]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 85.DA.378

Other: Creation: Paris [7008038] Île-de-France (region (administrative division)), France (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Other: Former: France [1000070] Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Oak veneered with bloodwood, tortoise shell, brass, pewter, and ebony bandings; gilt-bronze mounts

	oak (wood) [300012264]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood)

	veneer (material) [300012855]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>)

	bloodwood [300137734]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood)

	tortoise shell [300011837]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, keratinous material)

	brass (alloy) [300010946]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <copper and copper alloy>, copper alloy)

	pewter (tin alloy) [300010979]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <tin and tin alloys>, tin alloy)

	ebony (wood) [300012055]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood)

	ormolu [300011048]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by form>, plate (material), <plate by technique>)

Dimensions: Object: H: 141 x W: 83.8 x D: 40 cm (4 ft. 7 1/2 in. x 2 ft. 9 in. x 1 ft. 3 3/4 in.)

Cultures:

French (preferred)

General Subject:

furnishings (preferred)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Secrétaire	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]