Panel

Firm of Ferdinand Duvinage, Paris, France

ca. 1880

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556

The firm of Duvinage specialized in finely worked marquetry in the Japanese taste. In 1877 Ferdinand Duvinage's widow obtained a patent for this type of decoration, which combined wood marquetry with metal cloissoné on an ivory ground.

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Provenance

Title: Panel
Artist: Firm of Ferdinand Duvinage, Paris, France
Date: ca. 1880
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Ivory, various woods, engraved brass, green and red filler, on laminated wood, gilt metal frame
Dimensions: Overall: 11 × 8 1/2 × 1/4 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 0.6 cm)
Classification: Woodwork
Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 1995
Object Number: 1995.102
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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