秘书和书柜 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	秘书和书柜
品名（英）	Secretary and bookcase
入馆年号	1967年，67.203a–h
策展部门	美国之翼（The American Wing）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1795 - 公元 1805
创作地区	制造于: 美国, 宾夕法尼亚, 费城（Made in: United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia）
分类
尺寸	106 1/2 x 85 1/2 英寸 (270.5 x 217.2 厘米)
介绍（中）	这个书柜的顶部中央抽屉里有一个秘书或书写隔间，是基于托马斯·希勒在 1793 年版的"橱柜制造商的伦敦价格书"中的设计。这位不知名的费城橱柜制造商负责制造这种时尚但功能强大的箱式家具，从 Shearer 设计中提供的几种装饰选项中进行选择。其中包括一系列抽屉，下部橱柜上镶嵌椭圆形面板，橱柜门角落镶嵌圆形板，以及带有扁平椭圆形空心的山墙，两端镶嵌的patera和中央镶嵌风扇。提供定制基本家具形式的选项，以适应家具制造商及其顾客的幻想，这是像希勒这样的出版模式的目的。然而，很少能找到一件幸存的美国家具如此清楚地反映了这一设计过程。
介绍（英）	This bookcase with a secretary or writing compartment in the top center drawer is based on a design by Thomas Shearer in the 1793 edition of "The Cabinet-Makers' London Book of Prices". The unknown Philadelphia cabinetmaker responsible for the manufacture of this stylish yet highly functional piece of case furniture chose from several decorative options offered in the Shearer design. These include a range of drawers with inlaid elliptical panels over cupboards in the lower section, inlaid circular paterae in the corners of the cupboard doors, and a pediment with flat elliptical hollows, inlaid patera on each end, and a central inlaid fan. Providing options for customizing basic furniture forms to suit the fancies of furniture makers and their patrons was the intent of published patterns like Shearer's. It is rare, however, to find a surviving piece of American furniture that is so clearly reflective of this design process.