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Panel

1886/87
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556
Trained as a painter, Charles Lepec is best-known today for his work in enamel. This decorative panel framing the portrait medallion of Mabel Morrison, wife of the English collector Alfred Morrison (1821–1897) and a patron of the artist, illustrates that he was a virtuoso carver as well.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Panel
  • Maker: Charles Lepec (French, Paris 1830–after 1888)
  • Date: 1886/87
  • Culture: French, Reux
  • Medium: Boxwood, gilt-metal, painted ivory, mounted on gold velvet in a wooden and metal mounted frame
  • Dimensions: Panel: 9 1/8 x 4 5/8 in. (23.2 x 11.7 cm); Frame: 18 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (47 x 36.2 x 5.7 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The James Parker Charitable Foundation Gift, 2010
  • Object Number: 2010.33
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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Bookstand, Charles-Auguste Questel, Ebony, ebony veneer, ebonized maple, oak, maple, rosewood, snakewood, ivory, mother-of-pearl; brass hardware and mounts; lined with silk velvet not original to the piece, French, Paris
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