Cabinet
Date:
1875/1880
Medium:
Ebonized cherry with gilt and painted decoration and gilt pressed paper, eight beveled mirrors
Dimensions:
58 3/4 x 36¼ x 12 3/4 in.
149.2 x 92.1 x 32.4 cm
149.2 x 92.1 x 32.4 cm
Credit Line:
Founders Society Purchase, Gibbs-Williams Fund
Object number:
1988.2
Aesthetic Movement ebonized cherry etagere, central door with painted decoration and carved gilt head at top. One shelf interior, two drawers above with painted decoration and original brass pulls, original escutcheon and key. Shelves on either side backed with the eight original beveled mirrors, delicate columns ornamented with gilt leaves. Columns terminate in animal-paw feet. Top splashboard and back of bottom shelf backed with original gilt pressed paper with gourd and leaf motifs.
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