SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Center Drawer for Cabinet

André-Charles Boulle (French, 1642–1732)

Center Drawer for Cabinet, André-Charles Boulle (French, 1642–1732), c. 1690, ebony, marquetry in metal and tortoiseshell

Maker: André-Charles Boulle (French, 1642–1732)
Date: c. 1690
Medium: ebony, marquetry in metal and tortoiseshell
Dimensions: Overall: 8.9 x 29.2 x 41.9 cm (3 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)
Form: Case Piece
Origin: France
Culture: France, late 17th Century
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession: 1949.539.o
Credit line: John L. Severance Fund

Originally designed to sit atop an elaborate tall stand, this chest was likely altered in the late 1700s to reduce its scale and height.

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