Work box in the form of a peacock

Date

ca. 1830

Medium

Mahogany, coniferous wood (pine?), oak; birch, boxwood, ebonized wood; inlay of sycamore, green stained holly, mahogany; bone, silver-gilt, blued steel, brass, velvet, printed paper

Dimensions

67 5/16 × 40 3/16 × 28 1/8 in. (171 × 102 × 71.5 cm)

Culture

German, probably Berlin

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

2023.25a–cc

Credit line

Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund, 2023