Map/Print Case
Unknown Artist
late 1800s
Medium
mahogany and maple with bronze hardware
Dimensions
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Classification
Furniture and woodwork
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Ruthe and Heinz Eppler Endowment Fund and various donors by exchange
Accession Number
1985.36
About this artwork
This unusual piece of furniture was perhaps intended to house musical manuscripts, since lyres are included in the decoration of its hinges. It was probably made in the 1880s, when classicism was exerting itself in American architecture and the related art of furniture design.