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Kitchen chest

Kitchen chest

  • Place of origin:

    Korea (made)

  • Date:

    1800-1900 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Pine and zelkova wood, with iron fittings

  • Museum number:

    FE.10:1 to 9-1984

  • Gallery location:

    Korea, room 47g, case 7

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This is a three-tier kitchen cabinet, framed in pine with small zelkova panels dividing the main surfaces. It is composed of a single-level chest on top of a two-tier chest. A central door with iron hinges and lock fittings gives access to each section, all of which have bases. The cabinet stands on short legs, and there are plain aprons below the front and sides of the botton tier. On the top level, a pair of drawers veneered in zelkova surmounts the door section. Zelkova is a hardwood known for its dramatic grain patterns. Both it and pine are grown in Korea.

Physical description

Three-tier kitchen cabinet, framed in pine with many small zelkova (elm) panels dividing the main surfaces, it is composed of a single-level chest on top of a two-tier chest. A central door with iron hinges and lock fittings gives access to each section, all of which have bases. The cabinet stands on short legs, and there are plain aprons below the front and sides of the botton tier. On the top level, a pair of drawers veneered in zelkova surmounts the door section.

Place of Origin

Korea (made)

Date

1800-1900 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Pine and zelkova wood, with iron fittings

Dimensions

Height: 172 cm, Width: 116.5 cm, Depth: 53.5 cm

Object history note

This kitchen chest could have been found in the food storage area of a well-to-do household. Purchased from Christies, London, Chinese and Korean Works of Art, 10-11 April 1984, Lot 354.

Descriptive line

Kitchen chest, Chosôn dynasty, 1800-1900, pine and zelkova wood

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Beth McKillop. Korean Art and Design. London: V&A, 1992. 69p. ISBN 1 85177 104 2.

Materials

Iron; Pine; Elm

Collection code

EAS

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