Commode
ca. 1760–70
Medium
Pine veneered with satinwood, mahogany, burl, yew, and purplewood; gilt bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 36 7/8 × 49 3/4 × 21 1/4 in. (93.7 × 126.4 × 54 cm)
Classification
Woodwork-Furniture
Culture
British
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.8
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant commode, crafted around 1760–70 by the renowned London cabinetmakers John Mayhew and William In, exemplifies the refined neoclassical style of mid-Georgian Britain. Partners in the prestigious firm Ince and Mayhew, they were celebrated for their innovative designs, influenced by the emerging taste for symmetry and classical motifs inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. Published patterns in their 1762 book *The Universal System of Household* helped popularize such pieces among the aristocracy, making this commode a hallmark of sophisticated 18th-century domestic luxury. Constructed...
About the Artist
John Mayhew|William Ince (British|British) · 1736 |1704 –1811 |1804
British, 1736–1811|British, active ca. 1758/59–1794, died 1804