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Cabinet by Melchior Baumgartner
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtPublic domain

Cabinet

Melchior Baumgartner · ca. 1655–59, engraved decorations ca. 1825–50

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Artist

Melchior Baumgartner

Date

ca. 1655–59, engraved decorations ca. 1825–50

Medium

Oak, pine, walnut, cedar, ebony, and rosewood; ivory veneer and silver veneer; silver; silver-gilt moldings; gilded yellow-metal mounts; the drawers lined with aquamarine-colored silk

Dimensions

28 1/4 x 24 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (71.8 x 62.2 x 40 cm)

Classification

Woodwork-Furniture

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1903

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Artist authority

Melchior Baumgartner

German cabinetmaker

Lifespan
1621 – 1686
Wikidata
Q19574549
VIAF
95963429
ULAN
500043146

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