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Cupboard (credenza)

ca. 1500–1550
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 954

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cupboard (credenza)
  • Artist: Italian (Tuscan) , first half 16th century
  • Date: ca. 1500–1550
  • Culture: Italian, Tuscany
  • Medium: Walnut, poplar, ebony, ebonized wood, maple
  • Dimensions: 47-1/2 x 140-1/2 x 32-3/4 in. (120.7 x 356.9 x 83.2 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Weisl Jr., 1993
  • Object Number: 1993.354
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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