Commode (commode à vantaux) (part of a set)

Adam Weisweiler, ca. 1790

Artist

Adam Weisweiler (French, 1744–1820)

Date

ca. 1790

Medium

Oak veneered with ebony, amaranth, holly, ebonized holly, satinwood, Japanese and French lacquer panels; gilt-bronze mounts, brocatelle marble top (not original); steel springs; morocco leather (not original)

Size

H. 38-3/8 in. (97.5 cm); W. 58-5/8 in. (148.9 cm); D. 22-1/4 in.(56.5 cm)

Type

Woodwork-Furniture

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed