Design for a Mirrored Three Sectioned Marble-topped Cabinet and Two Chairs
early 19th century
Medium
Pen and ink, brush and wash, watercolor
Dimensions
sheet: 12 3/16 x 17 in. (31 x 43.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1938
Accession Number
38.37.158
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the refined world of early 19-century British furniture design with this exquisite anonymous drawing. Titled *Design for a Mirrored Sectioned Marble-topped Cabinet and Two Chairs*, it a sophisticated cabinet divided into three sections, topped with polished marble and adorned with mirrors for added elegance, flanked by a pair of matching chairs. Created during the Regency era, this piece reflects the period's taste for neoclassical grandeur, where mirrored surfaces and luxurious materials symbolized wealth and sophistication in British interiors. Rendered in pen and ink with brush a...