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Unknown Maker, American

Cabinet

Maker

Unknown Maker, American

Culture

American

Title

Cabinet

Year

1875-1880

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

gilding, ebonized cherry

Geography

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

Dimensions

187.3 x 111.8 cm (73 3/4 x 44 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Fund, by exchange

Object Number

81.010

Type

Exhibition History

Making It In America
Oct 11, 2013 – Feb 09, 2014

Label copy

This cabinet reflects the eclecticism of the American Aesthetic movement. The tight gilded floral design incised into the surface and the large brass strap hinges allude to neo-Gothic influences, revived by English furniture designer Charles Eastlake. The influence of Japanese decorative arts can be seen in the choice of ebonized wood, which simulates Asian lacquer, and the carved lower cabinet doors featuring stylized jaguars. This type of cabinet was popularized in the United States by the New York firm Kimbel & Cabus, whose work was shown at the 1876 world’s fair exhibition in Philadelphia and circulated through trade publications.

Focus on Form
American Furniture from the Museum's Collection
Apr 01, 1998 – May 21, 2000
Romanticism and Revival
Nineteenth-Century American Art from the Permanent Collection
Dec 04, 1992 – Jun 26, 1993
Recent Gifts and Acquisitions
Nov 05, 1982 – Jan 02, 1983

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, American
Cabinet, 1875-1880
Ebonized cherry with gilding
187.3 x 111.8 cm (73 3/4 x 44 inches)
Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Fund, by exchange 81.010

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