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Miniature collector's cabinet

Bernard Salomon

In the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Miniature collector's cabinet, Bernard Salomon, ca. 1600, Dyed and gold-tooled leather on secondary woods pine, poplar, pear…
Maker
Bernard Salomon
Date
ca. 1600
Medium
Dyed and gold-tooled leather on secondary woods pine, poplar, pear, yew; veneers of ivory, mother-of-pearl, pear, plum, ebony, rosewood, holly, ash, green stained poplar; gilt metal; painted glass
Dimensions
Overall (closed, confirmed): 6 1/8 × 7 3/8 × 5 1/2 in. (15.6 × 18.7 × 14 cm); Overall (open, confirmed): 6 1/8 × 7 3/8 × 11 in. (15.6 × 18.7 × 27.9 cm)
Form
Case Piece
Culture
German, possibly Nuremberg
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession
48.59.2
Credit line
Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1948
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