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Wardrobe (Kast)

Wardrobe (Kast)

c. 1625–50
oak with ebony and rosewood veneers
Overall: 244.5 x 224.3 x 85.2 cm (96 1/4 x 88 5/16 x 33 9/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.57
Location: 213 Dutch Painting

Description

After the founding of the Dutch East India Company in 1602, the use of exotic, imported wood veneers in furniture became more prevalent. So too did the use of perspective and mathematical systems in laying out the veneers. The combination produced a style of decoration that spread across Europe and even to the young colonies in America.
  • Castle Buuren near Utrecht. van Steennis family, early 20th century, 1982. (S. Nystad, The Netherlands.
  • "1993 Annual Report." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 81, no. 6 (1994): 143-218. Mentioned: p. 179 www.jstor.org
  • The Year in Review for 1982. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).
  • {{cite web|title=Wardrobe (Kast)|url=false|author=|year=c. 1625–50|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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