Cellaret
about 1810–20
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, brass fitting, lead lining
DimensionsOverall: 68.6 x 45.7 x 47.9 cm (27 x 18 x 18 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Aimée Lamb in memory of Winthrop Sargent
Accession number1975.755
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
This cellaret, for cooling wine bottles, descended in the Sargent family. It is depicted in the lower left corner of Henry Sargent's "The Dinner Party," exhibited in this gallery.
ProvenanceSaid to be the object depicted in Henry Sargent's painting, The Dinner Party; by descent in the Sargent family to the donors; lent to the Museum by them May 13, 1969, and converted to a gift in 1975 (Accession Date: January 14, 1976)
1815-1825
1804–10
early 17th century
Mid 18th century
19th century
designed about 1928; produced 1928–31
designed about 1928; made 1928–31
early 1850s
about 1840
1798–1805