Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux)
Medium
Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, stained sycamore, holly, and ebonized holly; thirteen soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; velvet (not original)
Dimensions
37 1/2 x 21 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (95.3 x 55.2 x 36.8cm)
Classification
Woodwork-Furniture
Culture
French, Paris and Sèvres
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Accession Number
58.75.41
Tags
Flowers
About the Artist
Michel-Gabriel Commelin|Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory|Jean-Jacques Pierre the Younger (French|French) · 1740 |1746 –9999 |1802
French, 1740–present|French, 1746–1802