The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Chest of Drawers (Commode)
c. 1750– 1765
made by
probably by Adrien Faizelot Delorme
(French)
Overall: 89.6 x 128.3 x 81.9 cm (35 1/4 x 50 1/2 x 32 1/4 in.)
Location: 216B French and German
Did You Know?
Although this chest of drawers was made in France, its decoration is an imitation of Chinese lacquer, which reflects European perceptions of East Asia at the time.- (Mercier, Paris)(Kraemer & Cie, Paris, 1959, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)1959-1989Severance [1895–1985] and Greta [1903–1989] Millikin, Cleveland, OH
- Hawley, Henry. "French Furniture: The Millikin Collection." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 78, no. 5 (1991): 222-43. Reproduced: p. 232-33 www.jstor.org
- The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).
- {{cite web|title=Chest of Drawers (Commode)|url=false|author=Adrien Faizelot Delorme|year=c. 1750– 1765|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1989.159