FurnitureFrench16th century

Two-tiered cabinet with relief decorations

c. 1570 - c. 1580

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Furniture

Medium

Walnut with black marble inserts

Culture

French

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

Overall: 215.6 x 126 x 53.2 cm (84 7/8 x 49 5/8 x 20 15/16 in.) Top, without pediments: 93.3 x 103.8 x 43 cm (36 3/4 x 40 7/8 x 16 15/16 in.) Top, with pediments: 121.1 x 103.8 x 43 cm (47 11/16 x 40 7/8 x 16 15/16 in.) Bottom: 94.5 x 126 x 53.2 cm (37 3/16 x 49 5/8 x 20 15/16 in.)

Provenance

[Georges Demotte, Paris], sold; to Ralph H. Booth, Detroit, 1924, by descent; to his grandchild, Frederick Vogel III, Milwaukee, WI, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1997.

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