Cabinet
ca. 1780 (made)
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A cabinet, originally forming the base of a clock with a musical mechanism. The cabinet is rectangular, with outset plinth, frieze and cornice. The sides are decorated with panels in imitation of hardstone and set with pierced, gilt-brass mounts, that on the front including a central lyre, and others with musical connotations. On the front, the central panel is flanked by gilt-bronze caryatid figures in full relief, standing on outset plinths and supporting outset sections of the frieze.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Brief description | Cabinet, French, ca. 1780, veneered in ebony and set with gilt-brass mounts, including two caryatid figures. |
| Physical description | A cabinet, originally forming the base of a clock with a musical mechanism. The cabinet is rectangular, with outset plinth, frieze and cornice. The sides are decorated with panels in imitation of hardstone and set with pierced, gilt-brass mounts, that on the front including a central lyre, and others with musical connotations. On the front, the central panel is flanked by gilt-bronze caryatid figures in full relief, standing on outset plinths and supporting outset sections of the frieze. |
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| Credit line | Given anonymously |
| Bibliographic reference | Draper, James David and Scherf, Guilhem, 'Augustin Pajou. Royal Sculptor 1730-1809'. New York/ Paris: Metropolitan Museum of Art/Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 2000, cat. 78, pp. 200-202. |
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| Accession number | W.18:1-1955 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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