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Cabinet on stand

Attributed to Jan van Mekeren Dutch
ca. 1700–1710
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 551
Box-like cabinets on open stands became fashionable towards the end of the seventeenth century. Rather than on the overall shape, the attention of the cabinetmaker was lavished on exquisite marquetry decoration, especially blomwerk (floral work). The most striking floral marquetry has been attributed to Jan van Meekeren. More than two hundred flowers embellish this cabinet, several of which occur more than once, sometimes in reverse. By choosing bright yellow woods like barberry for daffodils, for instance, and by enhancing lighter woods with natural dyes, Van Mekeren achieved a rich and naturalistic palette not unlike those of contemporary flower painters.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cabinet on stand
  • Maker: Attributed to Jan van Mekeren (Dutch, Tiel ca. 1658–1733 Amsterdam)
  • Date: ca. 1700–1710
  • Culture: Dutch, Amsterdam
  • Medium: Oak veneered with rosewood, olivewood, ebony, holly, tulipwood, barberry and other partly green-stained marquetry woods
  • Dimensions: Overall: 70 1/4 × 53 7/8 × 22 7/16 in. (178.4 × 136.8 × 57 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Ruth and Victoria Blumka Fund, 1995
  • Object Number: 1995.371a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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