Collection Online as of March 23, 2023
Map/Print Case
Mahogany and maple with bronze hardware
Overall: 102.2 x 130.8 x 54.6 cm (40 1/4 x 51 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)
Ruthe and Heinz Eppler Endowment Fund and various donors by exchange 1985.36
Location
not on view
Description
This unusual piece of furniture was perhaps intended to house musical manuscripts, since lyres are included in the decoration of its hinges. It was probably made in the 1880s, when classicism was exerting itself in American architecture and the related art of furniture design.