Table Cabinet
about 1580–1600
Medium/TechniqueWood; oak and pine veneered with maple, cherry, beech, and other woods, gilt brass, iron
Dimensions57 x 92.5 x 41 cm (22 7/16 x 36 7/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHenry H. and Zoe Oliver Sherman Fund and Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously
Accession number2001.706
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
Beginning in the mid-sixteenth century, cabinetmakers in the south German city of Augsburg specialized in table cabinets intended for the storage of small, precious objects such as exotic shells, medals, jewelry, and statuettes. These luxury cabinets were decorated entirely with colorful marquetry depicting fantastic townscapes, classical ruins, rabbits, dogs, cloaked figures, and a range of ornamental motifs drawn from contemporary German prints.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Southern France [see note 1]; By 2001, Galerie Neuse, Bremen, Germany; 2001 sold by Galerie Neuse to the MFA. (Accession date: December 12, 2001)
NOTES:
[1] In a letter to the MFA, September 21, 2001, Volker Wurster, dealer of the Galerie Neuse, writes that the family from whom the gallery purchased the cabinet claims it remained within the family and that no change of ownership took place between 1933-1945.
NOTES:
[1] In a letter to the MFA, September 21, 2001, Volker Wurster, dealer of the Galerie Neuse, writes that the family from whom the gallery purchased the cabinet claims it remained within the family and that no change of ownership took place between 1933-1945.
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