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Map/Print Case, late 1800s, mahogany and maple with bronze hardware
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Map/Print Case

Maker unknown · America · late 1800s

This unusual piece of furniture was perhaps intended to house musical manuscripts, since lyres are included in the decoration of its hinges. It was probably made in the 1880s, when classicism was exerting itself in American architecture and the related art of furniture design.

— Cleveland Museum of Art, catalogue text
Medium
mahogany and maple with bronze hardware
Dimensions
Overall: 102.2 x 130.8 x 54.6 cm (40 1/4 x 51 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)
Accession
1985.36
Credit line
Ruthe and Heinz Eppler Endowment Fund and various donors by exchange
Culture
America, probably New York City, 19th century
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