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Mirrored cabinet
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Mirrored cabinet

Dirk Froger · c. 1764 · maple (wood); looking glasses; wood (plant material); rosewood (wood); silver (metal); wortelnotenhout; amalgam; oak (wood)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The cabinetmaker wanted to give this large, heavy cabinet a Rococo shape, but did not succeed in avoiding straight angles and mouldings. Because the silver is marked with a ‘year letter’, this piece of furniture can be dated rather precisely.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
case furniturefurniturecabinetspiegelkabinetornaments ~ art
Credit lineMirrored cabinet. c. 1764. Dirk Froger. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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