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Commode (part of a set)

Marquetry medallion attributed to Christopher Fuhrlogh Swedish
ca. 1772
Not on view
Fuhrlohg, a Swedish-born cabinetmaker, trained in Paris before moving in 1767 to London, where he made marquetry decorated furniture strongly influenced by French transitional forms. Sets of three commodes are extremely rare in eighteenth-century English furniture; this is the only known set by Fuhrlohg. The central medallion, showing a seated muse, is based on The Triumph of Venus by Angelica Kauffmann (1741–1807).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Commode (part of a set)
  • Maker: Marquetry medallion attributed to Christopher Fuhrlogh (Swedish (active London), from ca. 1769)
  • Date: ca. 1772
  • Culture: British
  • Medium: Marquetry of various woods, bronze and gilt-bronze mounts
  • Dimensions: Overall: 37 3/4 × 57 1/8 × 20 7/16 in. (95.9 × 145.1 × 51.9 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: From the Marion E. and Leonard A. Cohn Collection, Bequest of Marion E. Cohn, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.64.2
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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