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Related Timeline(s)

• • France, 1800–1900 A.D.

Related Thematic Essay(s)

• • Art Nouveau

Related Index Terms

Art Movement/Style

• • Art Nouveau

Artist

• • Gallé, Émile (French, 1846–1904)

Material and Technique

• • Wood, Furniture
• • Wood, Furniture, Europe
• • Wood, Furniture, Europe, France
• • Wood, organized by type
• • Wood, organized by type, Marquetry woods

Object

• • Furniture
• • Furniture, Cabinet

Technical Glossary

• • beech
• • Marquetry
• • Wood

"Émile Gallé: Hanging cabinet (1982.246)". In Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/artn/ho_1982.246.htm (October 2006)

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Hanging cabinet, ca. 1890
Émile Gallé (French, 1846–1904)
French (Nancy)
Beechwood, various marquetry woods; H. 40 in. (101.6 cm), W. 12 in. (30.5 cm), D. 48 in. (121.9 cm)
Anonymous Gift, 1982 (1982.246)