CORNER CUPBOARD (ENCOIGNURE), ONE OF TWO
Creator(s): Unknown (Manufacturer)
On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom
About this object
The shape of the body is triangular, supported on bracket feet. The top is covered with a grey veined white marble. At the top of the front is a frieze of lattice in marquetry which also covers most of the large single door. In the center of the door is a cluster of objects with leaves and flowers tied with a ribbon and suspended from a bowknot, and tassels hanging below. In the cluster is a harp, flute, drum, trumpet, and a jester's baton. The door is framed by a strip of striped wood which also covers the curving sides; acanthus leaves mounts decorate the top corners, and a leafy mount with a cartouche in the center decorates the apron below.
- Object name:
- CORNER CUPBOARD (ENCOIGNURE), ONE OF TWO
- Made from:
- Wood marquetry -- gilt brass -- marble
- Made in:
- Paris, France
- Date made:
- late 19th Century
- Size:
- 36 × 27 1/2 × 18 1/4 in. (91.4 × 69.9 × 46.4 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 31.17
- Class:
- FURNITURE
- Signature marks:
- MARK
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973