Choir stall panels

ca. 1723–26, figures 1787

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533

After the secularization of the monastery in 1787 the choir stalls were sold to the cathedral in Trier. Marquetry panels with scenes of the lives of the Carthusians were replaced by nonfigurative marquetry panels, and the carved figures were added at that time. The choir stalls remained at Trier until 1890, when part of the paneling was sold following the restoration of the cathedral.

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Provenance

Title: Choir stall panels
Maker: Johann Justus Schacht with collaborators
Date: ca. 1723–26, figures 1787
Culture: German, Mainz
Medium: Panel: oak veneered with walnut, boxwod, rosewood, ebony, maple, and other woods, ivory, green-stained horn, and pewter; figures: carved and painted limewood
Dimensions: 95-1/2 x 84-1/2 in. (242.6 x 214.6 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Gift of Lauritz Melchior, 1951 & 1952
Object Number: 52.120
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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