Dresser (Dressoir or Buffet)
Artist/maker unknown, French
Geography:
Made in France, Europe
Date:
c. 1525Medium:
OakDimensions:
57 1/16 x 44 1/2 inches (144.9 x 113 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
1930-1-180Credit Line:
Purchased with Museum funds from the Edmond Foulc Collection, 1930
Made in France, Europe
Date:
c. 1525Medium:
OakDimensions:
57 1/16 x 44 1/2 inches (144.9 x 113 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
* Gallery 254, European Art 1500-1850, second floor (Rubenstein Gallery)
Accession Number:1930-1-180Credit Line:
Purchased with Museum funds from the Edmond Foulc Collection, 1930
Label:
The form of this dresser continues a late-medieval type. However, the carved decoration juxtaposes two styles: an older taste with linenfold panels (seen on the bottom) and variously decorated columns topped by fanciful but not yet classicized beasts; and a newer, Italianate taste with heads and ornamental panels in the ancient Roman style.
The form of this dresser continues a late-medieval type. However, the carved decoration juxtaposes two styles: an older taste with linenfold panels (seen on the bottom) and variously decorated columns topped by fanciful but not yet classicized beasts; and a newer, Italianate taste with heads and ornamental panels in the ancient Roman style.
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