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Italian, Piedmont, possibly Turin
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In Piedmont, an elaborate version of French Neoclassical furniture became fashionable during the last decades of the eighteenth century. With its rectilinear design and classically inspired ornament, the commode has retained a trace of Rococo frivolity.
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Title: Commode
Date: ca. 1770
Culture: Italian, Piedmont, possibly Turin
Medium: Painted poplar, gesso, brass, with imitation marble top
Dimensions: H. 36-1/2 x W. 43-1/2 x D. 23 in. (92.7 x 110.5 x 58.4 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1947
Object Number: 47.65
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