Buffet

Northern Essex County, Massachusetts

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774

Le grand buffet en chêne fut l’élément le plus élaboré du mobilier domestique du XVIIe siècle en Nouvelle-Angleterre. On y rangeait les textiles, l’argenterie et autres objets précieux. Ses dimensions et sa richesse ornementale en font une pièce maîtresse du mobilier et témoignent de la prospérité et de la position sociale de ses propriétaires. Ce meuble exceptionnel est l’œuvre d’un atelier non identifié, mais connu pour ses commodes et ses buffets de chêne assemblé, de construction très complexe et diversifiée. Le buffet est doté d’ornements tournés en érable ébéné — libre interprétation de formes classiques — ainsi que de tiroirs à face moulurée, traversés d’une cannelure scandée d’oves sur toute la largeur.

Cupboard, Oak, maple, yellow poplar, with oak and pine, American

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Cupboard, Oak, maple, yellow poplar, with oak and pine, American
Cupboard, Oak, maple, yellow poplar, with oak and pine, American
Cupboard, Oak, maple, yellow poplar, with oak and pine, American
Cupboard, Oak, maple, yellow poplar, with oak and pine, American
Cupboard, Oak, maple, yellow poplar, with oak and pine, American
Cupboard, Oak, maple, yellow poplar, with oak and pine, American
Cupboard, Oak, maple, yellow poplar, with oak and pine, American
Cupboard, Oak, maple, yellow poplar, with oak and pine, American
Cupboard, Oak, maple, yellow poplar, with oak and pine, American
Cupboard, Oak, maple, yellow poplar, with oak and pine, American

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