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Commode

ca. 1780–90
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 539
The Japanese lacquer dates to about 1690 and has been reused as veneer for this commode.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Commode
  • Maker: Claude-Charles Saunier (French, 1735–1807)
  • Date: ca. 1780–90
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Oak veneered with ebony, mahogany, rosewood, Japanese lacquer panels, rosso levanto marble, gilt bronze
  • Dimensions: 36 1/4 x 41 3/4 x 19 1/4 in. (92.1 x 106 x 48.9cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.60.53
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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