Work box in the form of a peacock
Unknown Artist
ca. 1830
Medium
Mahogany, coniferous wood (pine?), oak; birch, boxwood, ebonized wood; inlay of sycamore, green stained holly, mahogany; bone, silver-gilt, blued steel, brass, velvet, printed paper
Dimensions
67 5/16 × 40 3/16 × 28 1/8 in. (171 × 102 × 71.5 cm)
Classification
Woodwork-Furniture
Culture
German, probably Berlin
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund, 2023
Accession Number
2023.25a–cc
Tags
Peacocks