# Commode

- By: Charles Cressent (Amiens, 1685–1767)
- Date: c. 1745 - c. 1750
- Medium: mahogany (wood), bronze (metal), marble (rock), satinwood (wood), gilding (material), wood (plant material), purpleheart (wood), kingwood (wood), rosewood (wood), oak (wood)
- Classification: commode
- Dimensions: height 91 cm x width 147 cm x depth 65.5 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-16650--87aadb3fdba21cbbc0c09519b6206f3c)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/IKSka/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Cressent was renowned for his commodes fitted with rich gilt-bronze mounts. Sometimes he modelled the mounts in the shape of human figures or animals. Although this example is simpler, it is nevertheless in keeping with Cressent’s pictorial idiom. The mounts do not draw undue attention to the two drawers; the handles are fully integrated into the general design.