Commode

ca. 1740–50

Not on view

The decoration, gilded carving on a milky white ground, would have corresponded closely with the carved woodwork décor of the room in which it stood, for such commodes, like console tables, were made to complement their surroundings. A French-trained architect, François de Cuvilliès (1695–1768) provided designs of similar commodes intended for Bavarian rococo palaces.

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Title: Commode
Date: ca. 1740–50
Culture: Southern German
Medium: Carved, gilded and painted pinewood, gilt bronze
Dimensions: Overall: 33 × 52 1/2 × 22 1/4 in. (83.8 × 133.4 × 56.5 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Object Number: 1974.356.97
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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