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Chest of Drawers (Commode)

Chest of Drawers (Commode)

c. 1765– 1770
(French, 1737–1798)
France, Paris
ebony veneer with Japanese lacquer panels, gilt bronze mounts, and marble top
Overall: 86.8 x 152.4 x 59.7 cm (34 3/16 x 60 x 23 1/2 in.)
The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection 1944.113
Location: 216B French and German
  • Earl of Plymouth
    Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss [1865–1944], Cleveland Heights, Ohio
  • Catalogue of the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection : Bequest of Elisabeth Severance Prentiss, 1944. [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1944. Reproduced: p. [35], Plate XIII; p. [36], Plate XIV, cat. no. 18; Mentioned: p. 41-42, cat. no. 18 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 321 archive.org
    Lee, Sherman E. Japanese Decorative Style. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1961. Reproduced: p. 5 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. 156 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. 156 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. 188 archive.org
  • Neo-classicism: Style and Motif. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
  • {{cite web|title=Chest of Drawers (Commode)|url=false|author=René Dubois|year=c. 1765– 1770|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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