Physical description
Cabinet designed by Odon Farago, made by Tamas Kantor; carved and stained ash with mirrors, bevelled glass panels and wrought iron mounts.
Place of Origin
Budapest, Hungary (made)
Date
1899-1900 (made)
Artist/maker
Faragó, Odön, born 1869 - died 1935 (designer)
Kantor, Tamas (maker)
Lengyel, Lorinc (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Carved and stained ash and poplar, with mirrors, bevelled glass panels and wrought iron mounts
Dimensions
Height: 202 cm approximate, Width: 119.5 cm, Depth: 51 cm
Object history note
This cabinet, with a chair, an armchair, a table and another cabinet, are said to have been made for the Garden Room at the Royal Palace of Buda, ca. 1898
Descriptive line
Cabinet of carved ash and poplar, with copper rivets and iron mounts; panels of clear and mirrored glass. Made to designs of Odon Faragon by Lorinc Lenygel and Tamas Kantar, Budapest, Hungary, ca. 1898
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Greenhalgh, Paul Ed., Art Nouveau : 1890 - 1914. London: V&A Publications, 2000. 464 p., 24.5pl, ill. ISBN 1851772774
Neiswander, Judith A., 'Fantastic Malady' or Competitive Edge? English Outrage at Art Nouveau in 1901. Apollo, Nov. 1988, vol. CXXVIII, no. 321, pp. 310-313, plus footnotes p. 379 (illus.)
Exhibition History
Art Nouveau (Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo 21/04/2001-08/07/2001)
Art Nouveau (National Gallery of Art, Washington 08/10/2000-28/01/2001)
Art Nouveau - 1890-1914 (Victoria and Albert Museum 06/04/2000-30/07/2000)
International Exhibition (Paris 01/01/1900-31/12/1900)
Labels and date
CABINET
147-1901
'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'
The style of this cabinet is intended to recall Hungarian peasant furniture. Faragó also worked in the Empire and 'Belgian Rococo' styles. He later became a leading furniture manufacturer in Budapest. This cabinet was shown at the Paris 1900 Exhibition.
Given by Sir George Donaldson [1987-2006]
Europe and America 1800-1900, room 101
CARVED CABINET
1899-1900
Shown at the International Exhibition, Paris, 1900
Hungary, Budapest; designed by Ödön Faragó; made by Thomas Kántor
Ash, carved
Museum no. 147-1901
Given by Sir George Donaldson
This cabinet is meant to evoke Hungarian peasant furniture but its designer, Faragó, also worked in the Empire and 'Belgian Rococo' styles. Around 1900 he began to promote a moderate Art Nouveau style with a strong Hungarian character. The cabinet was one of many pieces purchased on behalf of the V&A by Sir George Donaldson, a juror at the exhibition. [2006]
Associated Events
Paris International Exhibition 1900
Materials
Glass; Copper; Wrought iron; Ash; Poplar
Techniques
Carved; Stained
Subjects depicted
Flowers (plants)
Categories
Furniture
Collection code
FWK
