Cabinet
Cabinet
1869-1872 (made)
1869-1872 (made)
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Pottier & Stymus were a leading New York firm founded by August Pottier and William Stymus in 1859. The cabinet is in the French Néo-Grec style which was fashionable in New York at this date. It is veneered in ebony, with parquetry borders, gilt details and gilt bronze mounts. However, the most conspicuous features are two low-relief bronze placques labelled, in Greek, ‘Penelope’ and ‘Odysseus’, and dated 1869.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Title | Cabinet (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Veneered with ebony, with parquetry borders of various woods and gilt details. Interior veneered in burr maple |
| Brief description | Cabinet made by Pottier & Stymus, New York, about 1869-72 |
| Physical description | Cabinet of wood with bronze reliefs of Penelope and Ulysses on the doors. On the back is stencilled ‘Pottier & Stymus 625 Broadway, N.Y.’ |
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| Object history | When the cabinet was acquired by the Museum, it was put on display in the recently installed gallery of Art and Design in Europe and America 1800-1900. It supported a marble bust, Eve Disconsolate, by the American sculptor Hiram Powers (127-1906). Registered papers: 87/1131 |
| Summary | Pottier & Stymus were a leading New York firm founded by August Pottier and William Stymus in 1859. The cabinet is in the French Néo-Grec style which was fashionable in New York at this date. It is veneered in ebony, with parquetry borders, gilt details and gilt bronze mounts. However, the most conspicuous features are two low-relief bronze placques labelled, in Greek, ‘Penelope’ and ‘Odysseus’, and dated 1869. |
| Bibliographic reference | Simon Jervis, 'New York Néo Grec for the V&A'. Furniture History Society Newsletter, Spring 1988.
Clive Wainwright, ‘Some Nineteenth-Century American Furniture in the Collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum’, Nineteenth Century, vol. 11, nos 1-2 (1992). |
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| Accession number | W.37:1-1987 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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