Swiss Room, Metropolitan Museum of Art

ca. 1928

Not on view

A view of a 17th century period room, from the Canton of Grisons, Switzerland, at the Museum (06.968.1) with elaborately carved paneled walls. A chest stands against the wall and window with a deep sill is shown at right. In the center of the room an armchair with turned and carved legs, arms and back stands next to a table upon which rests a casket.

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Title: Swiss Room, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Frederick Theodore Weber (American, Columbia, South Carolina 1883–1956 Astoria, New York)
Date: ca. 1928
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 14 × 11 15/16 in. (35.6 × 30.3 cm)
Sheet: 20 1/2 × 14 3/4 in. (52 × 37.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Frederick Theodore Weber, 1928
Object Number: 28.131.2
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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