Choir stall panels

ca. 1723–26, figures 1787

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533

After the secularization of the monastery in 1787 the choir stalls were sold to the cathedral in Trier. Marquetry panels with scenes of the lives of the Carthusians were replaced by nonfigurative marquetry panels, and the carved figures were added at that time. The choir stalls remained at Trier until 1890, when part of the paneling was sold following the restoration of the cathedral.

Artwork Details

Object Information

Overview

Provenance

Title: Choir stall panels
Maker: Johann Justus Schacht with collaborators
Date: ca. 1723–26, figures 1787
Culture: German, Mainz
Medium: Panel: oak veneered with walnut, boxwod, rosewood, ebony, maple, and other woods, ivory, green-stained horn, and pewter; figures: carved and painted limewood
Dimensions: 95-1/2 x 84-1/2 in. (242.6 x 214.6 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Gift of Lauritz Melchior, 1951 & 1952
Object Number: 52.120
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

More Artwork

In the same gallery

In the same medium

From the same time and place

Serpent in C, W. Schmidt German, Wood, leather, brass, German — Serpent in C
W. Schmidt
ca. 1805

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 — Bookstand
Designer Design attributed to Charles-Auguste Questel
Workshop of Georges-Alphonse Jacob Desmalter
Decorator Carved decoration by Chabraux
1839

Lion (one of a pair), Johann Gottlieb Kirchner German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Meissen — Lion (one of a pair)
Modeler Johann Gottlieb Kirchner
Manufactory Meissen Manufactory
ca. 1732

Basset Horn in F, Joseph Seidel German, Cocus, boxwood, silver, nickel-silver, German — Basset Horn in F
Joseph Seidel
Buffet, Crampon & Cie.
ca. 1860

Cabinet, Melchior Baumgartner (1621–1686) German, Oak, pine, walnut, cedar, ebony, and rosewood; ivory veneer and silver veneer; silver; silver-gilt moldings; gilded yellow-metal mounts; the drawers lined with aquamarine-colored silk, German, Augsburg — Cabinet
Cabinetry by the workshop of Melchior Baumgartner
Silversmith Jeremias Sibenbürger
Silver plaques possibly by a member of the Lencker family
ca. 1655–59, engraved decorations ca. 1825–50

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.