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Art Cabinet

anonymous · c. 1600 - c. 1699 · marqueterie; ivory; tortoise shell; ebony (wood); wood (plant material); koningshout; rosewood (wood); horn (animal material)

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

About this work

Art cabinet veneered with tortoiseshell, ivory, rosewood, ebony and other wood types, resting on flattened ball feet. The cabinet contains five drawers placed one above the other in the middle and six drawers on the left and right sides. The middle drawer with an arched shelf has double height. Around the front boards, borders with leaf and flower work and robbelists. Contrasting decorative borders are applied between the drawers, on the corner and center stiles and the top edge; ivory pendants hang below the top edge.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

collector's cabinet case furniture furniture

Credit lineKunstkast. c. 1600 - c. 1699. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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