Appendix?F:??Detailed?Construc5on?Data???Overall?Measurements
 ?Making?Fashionable?Furniture:??Appendix?F???Detailed?Constuc5onal?Data Page??597
 Overall?Measurements?Comments Top?
 Sec4on?
 Top?
 Drawer?
 Sec4on
 Upper?Cabinet???
 Drop?Front?
 Sec4on
 Lower?
 Cabinet?
 Sec4on
 Base
 Maker Design?
 style
 Structural?
 Materials
 Veneers Other?Materials Height Depth
 (measured?
 at?top)
 Width
 (measured?
 at?top)
 Height Height Height Height Base?
 Harewood?Secr?taire:??This?is?one?of?two??secr?tairs?
 thought?to?have?been?made?by?Chippendale.??The?
 other?was?the?exact?size?frame?(based?on?Harewood?
 internal?file?notes)?and?very?similar?internal?
 configuraAon,?however?it?was?covered?with?a?black?
 and?gold?lacquer???with?oriental?scenes?depicted?in?
 gold?on?a?black?background.
 It?should?be?pointed?out?that?on?the?invoices,?there?is?
 one?for?a?lacquered?secr?taire?by?Chippendale,?but?
 not?one?for?a?veneered?version?of?the?secr?tair.??
 However,?today,?there?is?only?the?one,?the?veneered?
 secr?taire?in?the?house.??it?is?believed?to?have?been?
 made?for?Harewood?house?in?1772?where?Robert?
 Adam?was?the?architect.
 Chippendale Neo?
 Classical
 ?Pine?
 ?Oak?
 ?Mahogany?
 ?Tulipwood
 ?Sycamore
 ?Rosewood
 ?Holly
 ??Steel?for?Screws,?
 pins/nails?and?Locks.
 ???Brass?on?locks,?
 hinges,
 ???escutcheons.
 ??Ormolu?for?knobs?on?
 drawers.
 ?Leather?for?fall?front?
 wriAng?
 ??surface.
 136.0 38.7 82.0 ???This?piece?has?three?locks,?but?used?the?
 ????same?key?for?all.?
 ??The?pine?did?have?some?knots,?but?there?
 ???was?no?sign?of?splits?or?warps?based?on?a?
 ???limited?inspecAon.??
 9.2 10.0 48.8 51.0 17.0
 Chinese?Lacquer??Secr?taire:???This?is?the?second?of?
 the2??secr?tairs?that?were?made?in?the?exact?same?
 frame?size.??It?is?believed?that?this?secretaire?was?
 originally?made?for?Osterly?house?(another??Adam's?
 project)?as?part?of?a?set?of?gilded?and?lacquered?
 commodes.??
 Some?of?the?design?elements?that?are?the?same?as?
 the?prior?veneered?secr?taire:??
 ???The?shape?of?the?top?(above?the?top?drawer)?
 ??The?cantered?corners.?
 ??The?general?shape?of?the?feet,?and?the?use?of?the?
 circles?on?the?bo[om?secAon.?
 Chippendale Chinoisery Oak
 Pine
 Mahogany
 ?No?veneers?were?
 used?on?this?piece,?
 instead?the?outside?
 was?covered?with?
 Japanned?panels?of?
 wood?probably?
 purchased?
 separately?by?the?
 original?client?of?
 Chippendale.?
 ??Steel?for?Screws,?
 pins/nails?and?Locks.
 ???Brass?on?locks,?
 hinges,?
 ?????escutcheons.
 ??Ormolu?for?knobs?on?
 drawers.
 ??Leather?for?fall?front?
 wriAng?
 ??surface.
 136.0 38.7 82.0 ? 9.2 10.0 48.8 51.0 17.0
 Arts?decra4f?Secretaire:??This?is?one?of?Riesener's?
 smaller?secr?tairs.??It?is?not?known?who?was?the?
 original?owner?of?this?piece.??It?has?some?unusual?
 characterisAcs?for?a?Riesener?piece?for?example?the?
 louvered?doors?on?the?bo[om?secAon,?the?marquety?
 design?on?the?top?secAon?is?unlike?others?that?he?had?
 done,?the?small?size?is?somewhat?unusual.??
 Riesener Neo?
 Classical
 ??Oak
 ??Pine
 ??D'amarante?
 (purplewood)
 ??Bois?de?rose?
 (Tulipwood)
 ??Loupe?de?noyer?
 (burr?walnut)
 ??SaAne?Gris?(Grey?
 saAnwood)
 ?buis?(boxwood)
 ?Ebene?(ebony)
 ??Citronnier?(lemon?
 wood)
 ?Sycamore?
 ??Steel?for?screws,?
 nails/pins?and?Locks.
 ???Brass?on?locks,?
 screws?and?hinges.
 ??Gilded?bronze?
 ormolu.
 ??Leather?for?top?of?fall?
 front.
 ?White?marble?with?
 dark?veins.
 129.7 37.7 71.0 ??The?top?drawer?has?a?very?unusual?
 pa[ern?for?Riesener.??Instead?of?a?gilded?
 plaque?for?the?centre?piece,?this?has?a?
 design?of?a?mans?face?(Hercules?)?in?the?
 centre?of?the?top?drawer.??Another?unusual?
 characterisAc?about?this?design?element?is?
 the?fact?that?it?is?cut?from?one?conAnuous?
 piece?of?veneer?instead?of?having?different?
 types?of?veneer?to?form?different?parts?of?
 the?design.??This?was?a?pracAce?that?was?
 common?with?the??eastern?France?cabinet?
 family?the?Hashe?family,?but?very?rare?in?
 Paris.?
 4 10 46.1 56 13.6
 Waddesdon?Manor?Secretaire:??This?secr?taire???
 aba,ant?is?one?of?the??"eight"?pieces?that?were?made?
 using?what?is?referred?to?in?this?dissertaAon?as?the?
 Riesener?Oeben?design.??It?has?cantered?corners??
 topped?with?statues?of??ancient?figures,??the??
 Aba,ant?SecAon?has?a?hidden?compartment,?in?the?
 top?secAon?there?are?6?drawers??and?in?the?lower?
 secAon?there?is?a?safe?with?a?separate?key.?This?piece?
 was?decorated?with?extensive?marquetry??including,?
 'silence'?on?the?front,?very?detailed?trellis?floral?design?
 on?the?sides?and?2?vases?with?flowers?on?the?Lower?
 Storage?SecAon.?The?ormolu?includes?Hercules?on?the?
 base,?two?Greek?figures?at?the?top?of?each?of?the??
 corners??This?was?made?for??Louis?XVI?in?1777?for?the?
 Pe0t?Trianon.?(It?had?the?Garde?Meuble?number?of?
 2094?and??inventory?number?for?the?Pe0t?Trianon?of?
 23.)
 Riesener TransiAonal ?Oak?
 ?Mahogany
 ??D'amarante?
 (purplewood)
 ??Bois?de?rose?
 (Tulipwood)
 ??Loupe?de?noyer?
 (burr?walnut)
 ??SaAne?Gris?(Grey?
 saAnwood?or?
 sycamore)
 ?buis?(boxwood)
 ?Ebene?(ebony)
 ??Citronnier?(lemon?
 wood)
 ?Sycamore?
 ?Casuarina?wood(?)
 ??Steel?for?screws,?pins?
 and?Locks.
 ???Brass?on?locks,?
 screws?,?pins,?and?
 ???hinges.
 ??Extensive?use?of?
 gilded?bronze?
 ???ormolu.
 ??Leather?for?top?of?fall?
 front.
 ?White?marble?with?
 dark?veins.
 140.7 39.5 104.0 ???The?'official'?measurements?are??
 different.??These?are?given?as:??Height:??
 142.1,?Width:??113.5,?Depth:??48.1.??The?
 largest?differences?are?in?the?width?and??
 depth.??A?possible?explanaAon?for?this?is?
 the?way?it?was?measured.??The?
 measurements?that?are?taken?in?this?thesis?
 are??are?taken?at?the?front?and?do?not?
 include?the?ormolu.??Other?variaAons?could?
 be?that?they?were?taken?at?the?back?of?the?
 piece?(the?back?is?wider?than?the?front,?
 however?this??accounted?for?2?cm)?or?the?
 measurements?could?be?taken?to?include?
 the?enAre?width?and?depth?of?the?marble?
 top.??Another?possibility?is?that?it?was?taken?
 at?the?feet?and?included??ormolu.??It?is??
 likely?that?this?occurred?by?measuring?the?
 marble?as?when?this?was?done,?the?
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 Overall?Measurements?
 (cm)
Appendix?F:??Detailed?Construc5on?Data???Overall?Measurements
 ?Making?Fashionable?Furniture:??Appendix?F???Detailed?Constuc5onal?Data Page??598
 Overall?Measurements?Comments Top?
 Sec4on?
 Top?
 Drawer?
 Sec4on
 Upper?Cabinet???
 Drop?Front?
 Sec4on
 Lower?
 Cabinet?
 Sec4on
 Base
 Maker Design?
 style
 Structural?
 Materials
 Veneers Other?Materials Height Depth
 (measured?
 at?top)
 Width
 (measured?
 at?top)
 Height Height Height Height Base?
 Name/Descrip4on General?Descrip4on Detailed?Measurements?on?Sec4onsOverview
 Overall?Measurements?
 (cm)
 Wallace?Collec4on?F300:??This?is?one?of?the?"eight'?
 pieces?of?the?Riesener???Oeben?designs.?The?overall?
 design?is?very?similar?to?the?one?immediately?prior?to?
 this?one.?The?marquetry?on?the?front?is?different.??It?is?
 the?cock?holding?various?arAsAc,?intellectual??
 acAviAes?and?weapons.??The?cock?is?a?symbol?for?
 France.???The?unusual?side?pa[ern?(the?trellis?with?
 custom?flowers?in?each?cell.)?is?the?same?as?on?the?
 Waddesdon?Manor?piece.??F300?was?made?in?1780??
 for?Marie?Antoine[e?(later?given?to?Louis?XVI).
 Riesener TransiAonal ?Oak?
 ?Mahogany
 ??d'amarante?
 (purplewood)
 ??bois?de?rose?
 (Tulipwood)
 ??loupe?de?noyer?
 (burr?walnut)
 ??SaAne?Gris?(Grey?
 saAnwood)
 ?buis?(boxwood)
 ?Ebene?(ebony)
 ??Citronnier?(lemon?
 wood)
 ?Sycamore?
 ?Mahogany
 ??Holly
 ??Brass?(locks,?hinges)
 ??Steel??(Locks,??
 Screws,?Pins)
 ??Extensive?use?of?gold?
 plated?brass?
 ??or??Ormolu?for?
 decoraAon?and?
 ??handles?for?drawers,?
 escutcheons)
 ?Leather?for?fall?front?
 wriAng?
 ??surface.
 ?Marble?for?top.
 143.7 39.6 104.0 ??The?veneered?was?measured?at?three?
 places?and?the?thickness?varied?from?1.5?
 mm?(for?the?front?of?the?top?drawer?and?
 the?drawer?in?the?lower?cabinet?secAon)?
 and?2.0?mm?(for?the?fall?front?inside.)
 8.1 12 50.9 58 14.7
 Wallace?Collec4on?F302:??This?piece?was?originally?
 delivered?to?Marie?Antoine[e?for?use?at?the?PeAte?
 Trianon?in?1783.???Like?many?other?pieces?of?Riesener?
 furniture?in?this?period,?this?had?the?trellis?floral?
 marquety?covering?the?front?and?the?two?sides.??Also?
 like?two?other?pieces,?it?has?the?plaque?of?the?
 Offering?of?Love?on?the?front.??There?is?however,?
 some?quesAons?as?to?whether?this?was?on?the?
 original?piece.??
 Riesener Neo?
 Classical
 ?Oak?
 ?Mahogany
 ??D'amarante???????
 (purplewood)
 ?Bois?de?rose?????????
 (Tulipwood)
 ?Buis?(boxwood)
 ?Rosewood
 ?Sycamore?
 ??Brass?(locks,?hinges)
 ??Steel??(Locks,??
 Screws,?Pins)
 ??Extensive?use?of?gold?
 plated?brass
 ???or??Ormolu?for?
 decoraAon?and?
 ??handles?for?drawers,?
 escutcheons)
 ?Leather?for?fall?front?
 wriAng?
 ??surface.
 ?Marble?for?top.
 139.1 36.8 76.7 7.9 10.7 55.7 47.8 17.6
 Wallace?Collec4on?F303:??This?unusual?piece?was?
 vennered?with?a?burr?thua?wood.??This?piece?was?
 delivered?to?Marie?Antoine[e?for?use?in?her?cabinet?
 interieur??at?Versailles?in?1783?along?with?a?matching?
 chest?of?drawers?and?two?corner?cabinets.?They?were?
 all?soon?moved?to?the?queens?residence?at?Marly.
 Riesener Neo?
 Classical
 ?Oak?
 ?Mahogany
 ?Thuya?(external?
 only)
 ??Sycamore
 ??Boise?de?rose?
 (Tulipwood)
 ?Rosewood
 =??Brass?(locks,?hinges,?
 small?knobs)
 ??Steel??(locks,??Screws,?
 Pins)
 ??Extensive?use?of?gold?
 plated?Brass
 ???or??Ormolu?for?
 decoraAon,?
 ???handles?for?drawers?
 and?
 ???escutcheons.
 ??Leather?for?fall?front?
 wriAng?
 ??surface.
 ?Marble?for?top.
 138.5 36.8 94.3 4.5 8 57.6 52.6 15.8
 Versailles:??This?piece?was?delivered?to?Versailles?in?
 1784?to?Marie?Antoine[e's?small?apartments?in?
 Versailles.??It?was?requested?to?be?completed?in?2?
 months?which?was?very?fast?for?Riesener?to?
 accomplish.??It?was?described?in?the?journal?du?Garde?
 Meuble?as?number?3338.??It?is?decorated?with?a?burr?
 mahogany,?with?a?very?simple?(compared?to?other?
 Riesener?pieces)?ormolu.??
 Riesener Neo?
 Classical
 ?Oak?
 ?Mahogany?
 Mahogany =??Brass?(locks,?hinges,?
 small?knobs)
 ??Steel??(locks,??Screws,?
 Pins)
 ??Extensive?use?of?gold?
 plated?Brass
 ???or??Ormolu?for?
 decoraAon,??
 ???handles?for?drawers?
 and?
 ??escutcheons.
 ?Leather?for?fall?front?
 wriAng?
 ??surface.
 ?Marble?for?top.
 137.9 39.2 95.8 ??The?ormolu?was?of?poorer?quality?than?
 that?seen?on?other?Riesener?pieces?(The?
 depth?of?the?carvings?were?not?as?strong,?
 the?detail?of?the?carvings?was?weaker,?the?
 chasing?was?not?as?complete?as?seen?
 elsewhere.
 ??The?ormolu?was?a[ached?to?the?frame?
 using?screws?that?were?visible?on?the?
 outside?of?the?frame.?
 2.2 12 56.7 52.6 14.4