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Chest of Drawers (Commode)

Chest of Drawers (Commode)

c. 1750
(French, 1691–1754)
France, Paris
oak, tulipwood marquetry, gilt metal mounts, marble
Overall: 88 x 156.5 x 69.9 cm (34 5/8 x 61 5/8 x 27 1/2 in.)
Gift of Flora Whitney Miller, Barbara Whitney Henry, and Major Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, in memory of their mother, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney 1942.497
Location: 216B French and German
  • E. Lowengard, Paris (1903); (Duveen Bros., New York); probably bought from Duveen by William C. Whitney; in sale catalogue of James Henry (Silent) Smith, whose wife was a Whitney, in 1910; it was bought, together with the house, by Harry Payne Whitney.
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 298 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 137 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 137 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 180 archive.org
  • Exhibition of the Month: "Rococo Style in Various Arts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 30, 1945).
  • {{cite web|title=Chest of Drawers (Commode)|url=false|author=Jean-Pierre Latz|year=c. 1750|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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