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

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Case Piece · France

Marble Top for Cabinet

André-Charles Boulle (French, 1642–1732) · France · c. 1690

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

— Cleveland Museum of Art, catalogue text

Medium: ebony, marquetry in metal and tortoiseshell
Dimensions: Overall: 117.5 x 51 cm (46 1/4 x 20 1/16 in.)
Accession: 1949.539.b
Credit line: John L. Severance Fund
Culture: France, late 17th Century

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