Wine cooler
about 1810
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, ebony, bronze mounts
Dimensions63.5 x 71.75 x 54.61 cm (25 x 28 1/4 x 21 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift in memory of Herbert Heidelberger
Accession number1984.170
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
Bold Empire motifs of paw feet and classicizing lines decorate this sarcophagus-shaped wine cooler. Originally fitted with a lead liner, now missing, it would have held ice for chilling bottles beside the dining table. It was likely part of a set with a sideboard; its low height allowed it to be tucked away beneath the sideboard when not in use.
about 1810
about 1780–85
about 1760–80
about 1788
about 1785
about 1813–24
about 1813–24
18th century
1817-1819
about 1800-1815
1810–20
about 1763–68