Wine cooler

Joseph Gegenbach, called Canabas French

ca. 1780–90

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 547

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Title: Wine cooler
Maker: Joseph Gegenbach, called Canabas (French, Alsace ca. 1715–1797 Venice)
Date: ca. 1780–90
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Oak veneered with mahogany; gilt bronze, tinned copper liner
Dimensions: 18 × 13 1/4 in. (45.7 × 33.7 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Gift of Charles C. Paterson, 1966
Object Number: 66.208a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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