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Sacristy cabinet

ca. 1450–80
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 500
From the early fifteenth century on, such cabinets were made to store valuable textiles or tableware. Small pieces of iron joined with brass solder form the tracery of the key's bow. The key is for the credenza on an adjacent platform.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sacristy cabinet
  • Date: ca. 1450–80
  • Culture: Italian, Florence or Siena
  • Medium: Poplar wood and walnut inlaid with various woods; iron locks, handles and key
  • Dimensions: H. 45-1/2 x W. 86 x D. 25 in. (115.6 x 218.4 x 63.5 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1945
  • Object Number: 45.39
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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