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Cupboard
Also titled Kast
c. 1650 - c. 1680
- Medium
- ebony (wood), wood (plant material), rosewood (wood), oak (wood)
- Classification
- case furniture
- Dimensions
- height 217 cm x width 175 cm x depth 77 cm x weight 213 kg
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
This cupboard is a sophisticated example of the art of the ebony worker, the furniture maker who veneered his work with precious exotic woods. The almost black ebony and the much lighter rosewood are used effectively, optimizing the contrast between their colours. The cupboard is primarily a work of art: its lock is hidden behind the central pilasters, and the drawers are without practical, but obtrusive knobs.
