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Apothecary Cabinet, Nicolaus I Kolb, 1617–18, Veneer: ebonized pearwood (Pyrus communis), ebony, partially gilded silver; ca…
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Apothecary Cabinet

Nicolaus I Kolb · 1617–18

Medium
Veneer: ebonized pearwood (Pyrus communis), ebony, partially gilded silver; carcass: conifer; interior: protective quilted cushion covered in red silk, drawers and chest lined with red silk velvet; gold trimming; mounts and fittings: brass, partially gilded; thirty-two (32) vessels and utensils: glass, partially gilded silver, low carbon steel, leather
Dimensions
11 × 11 × 9 1/16 in. (28 × 28 × 23 cm)
Accession
2019.229.1a–c–.32a, b
Credit line
Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund, 2019
Culture
German, Augsburg
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