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Cabinet, ca. 1645, with extensive later alterations, Oak and poplar wood veneered with ebony; ivory; stained ivory; bone, an…
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Cabinet

Maker unknown · ca. 1645, with extensive later alterations

Medium
Oak and poplar wood veneered with ebony; ivory; stained ivory; bone, and various marquetry woods, including kingwood and amaranth; ebonized pearwood; gilt-bronze capitals and bases; plated-iron hardware
Dimensions
74 1/2 × 66 × 23 in. (189.2 × 167.6 × 58.4 cm)
Accession
31.66a, b
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold Fowler, 1931
Culture
French, Paris
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