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Alexandre Roux

Cabinet,

Maker

  • Alexandre Roux

Title

Cabinet

Medium

ebonized trim, porcelain, tulipwood, gilding, maple veneer, rosewood, rosewood veneer, ormolu

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • rosewood,
  • light and dark wood marquetry,
  • ebonized and gilt trim,
  • porcelain,
  • and gilt bronze

Techniques

  • rosewood,
  • light and dark wood marquetry,
  • ebonized and gilt trim,
  • Porcelain,
  • and gilt bronze

Dimensions

111.8 x 130.8 x 48.3 cm (44 x 51 1/2 x 19 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label: Label on back, in various fonts of various sizes:FROM/ALEXANDER ROUX,/479 BROADWAY,/43 & 46 MERCER ST./NEW YORK,/ FRENCH CABINET MAKER,/AND IMPORTER OF /FANCY BUHL/AND/ MOSAIC FURNITURE,/Established 1836

Place

Place Made: New York City; Place Made: New York

Type

  • Furniture

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund

Object Number

78.052

Cabinet

Selected Works

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

American Furniture In Pendleton House

Read Online

Label: Label on back, in various fonts of various sizes:FROM/ALEXANDER ROUX,/479 BROADWAY,/43 & 46 MERCER ST./NEW YORK,/ FRENCH CABINET MAKER,/AND IMPORTER OF /FANCY BUHL/AND/ MOSAIC FURNITURE,/Established 1836

Place Made: New York City; Place Made: New York

Publications

Selected Works

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

American Furniture In Pendleton House

Read Online

Exhibition History

Making It In America

October 11, 2013 - February 9, 2014

Focus on Form

April 1, 1998 - May 21, 2000

Dress, Art, and Society

September 13, 1996 - January 5, 1997

Romanticism and Revival

December 4, 1992 - June 26, 1993
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