Cabinet
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.The pietra dura plaques are earlier (ca. 1650–1700); the side plaques were made in the Florentine Grand Ducal workshops; and the center plaque is possibly from the Gobelins workshop in Paris. This is one of a pair of cabinets mounted with pietra dura plaques attributed to the London cabinetmaker Robert Hume that were made for George Watson Taylor, Erlestoke Mansion, Wiltshire. The piece was purchased in 1832 by the tenth Duke of Hamilton for Hamilton Palace, Scotland, where it remained until 1882.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cabinet
- Maker: Attributed to Robert Hume (British, active 1808, died 1840)
- Date: ca. 1820–30
- Culture: British
- Medium: Oak, ebony veneer, 'pietra dura' plaques, with lapis lazuli agate, Sicilian jasper, Siena marble columns, 'rosso antico' marble top, lacquered brass mounts
- Dimensions: Overall: 40 × 67 5/16 × 21 13/16 in. (101.6 × 171 × 55.4 cm)
- Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
- Credit Line: Lent by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lockwood Chilton, Jr. 2021
- Object Number: L.2021.13
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts