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CABINET

Creator(s): Unknown

On view in: Dining Room


About this object

Ebonized cabinet of eclectic French style. It has narrow side panels set back from the large single door in the center enclosing three shelves inside. In the center of the door is an oval medallion containing a case bronze relief of two putti with a bird in an ornate gilt bronze frame. The cabinet also features applied ormolu petal mouldings and frieze mounts on the side panels and at the bottom .

Object name:
CABINET
Made from:
Ebonized wood -- ormolu
Made in:
FRANCE
Date made:
ca. 1830-1850
Size:
113 x 99.1 x 41.3 cm (44 1/2 x 39 x 16 1/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
31.111
Class:
FURNITURE
Signature marks:
MARK
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973