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Commode (marble top)

Commode (marble top)

c. 1750–1765
(French)
France, 18th century
marble
Top: 2.3 x 128.3 x 81.9 cm (7/8 x 50 1/2 x 32 1/4 in.)
Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.159.b
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); Severance and Greta Millikin
  • {{cite web|title=Commode (marble top)|url=false|author=Adrien Faizelot Delorme|year=c. 1750–1765|access-date=16 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1989.159.b