American Period Furniture in Museum Collectionsa SAPFM viewer
In the collection ofMetropolitan Museum of Art
Washstand (athénienne or lavabo), Charles Percier|Martin-Guillaume Biennais, 1800–1814, Legs, base and shelf of yew wood; gi…
The photograph is served by Metropolitan Museum of Art and is not available from their site at the moment. See it on the museum's own record ↗
Zoom
Photograph © Metropolitan Museum of ArtFull record at the museum ↗
Stand

Washstand (athénienne or lavabo)

Charles Percier|Martin-Guillaume Biennais · 1800–1814

Medium
Legs, base and shelf of yew wood; gilt-bronze mounts; iron plate beneath shelf
Dimensions
Height: 36 3/8 in. (92.4 cm); Diameter: 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)
Accession
26.256.1
Credit line
Bequest of James Alexander Scrymser, 1918
Culture
French, Paris
View at Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗ Browse Metropolitan Museum of Art in the explorer Measure

The same form in other collections

The pieces nearest to this one across the eight museums — by form, region and date together, not by keyword.
Browse the collection →
Bench
France · c. 1900
Cleveland Museum of Art
Chest with Solomon's judgment
1606
Rijksmuseum
Wash Stand
United States · 1912-1913
Philadelphia Museum of Art

Members have built this form

From the Member Gallery — original work, photographed by the people who made it.
1 work stand build in the gallery →
Member Gallery
Cherry Candlestand
John Webster