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Commode: M/F.10-1938

Current Location: Gallery 4

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Rectangular two-drawer commode with fluted corner columns raised on tapering turned legs, ormolu mounts and marble top, painted blue-green and decorated with classical figures en grisaille and floral ornament in various colours.

Legal notes

L. D. Cunliffe Bequest, 1937.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 19 3/4 in
Height: 30 3/4 in
Width: 38 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

18th Century, Late
Louis XVI
Circa 1775 - Circa 1790

School or Style

Neoclassical

Components of the work

Columns
Legs

Materials used in production

Paint
Marble

Techniques used in production

Grisaille

Identification numbers

Accession number: M/F.10-1938
Primary reference Number: 95869

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 11 August 2016

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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