| Having made the soup, she conveyed it in its terrine to a small secretaire in the dining-room. |
| The initial dismantling of the secretaire was extremely difficult and revealed much about its technical construction and Riesener's workshop practices. |
| She got up and went back to the secretaire, as if trying to restrain herself. |
| Another useful clue to a mismatch is that many cabinets made to sit on bureaux and secretaire chests were fitted with a row of small drawers at the bottom. |
| For her, that primary piece is a faux-painted Swedish secretaire, where she keeps stationery, including her own handmade cards. |
| This project has provided an insight into the history and construction of the secretaire and the working practices of a top eighteenth-century craftsman. |
