Display cabinet
| Accession Nr.: | 56.400.1 |
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| Date of production: |
ca. 1810
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| Place of production: | Hungary (presumably) |
| Materials: | maplewood; pinewood |
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| Techniques: | painted in indian ink; polished black |
| Dimensions: |
height: 164 cm
width: 98 cm
depth: 51 cm
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The prismatic body with three glass sides stands on four square prismatic legs. It has two shelves. The frame of the door and the edges of the cup-board are painted in ink, with oak leaves, vine leaves and garlands of flowers and fruits. The door is divided into four, the sides into two fields. There is a black trellis between the parallel laths to decorate and stiffen the glass plates it creates a horizontal division in the simple structure of the cupboard. The inside of the back is equipped with a mirror. The top corniche closes with a single, straight, profiled lath.
Literature
- Batári Ferenc, Vadászi Erzsébet: Bútorművészet a gótikától a biedermeierig. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 2000. - 126, (Nr. 12.)
- Szerk.: Péter Márta: A klasszicizmustól a biedermeierig. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 2.82. (Zlinszkyné Sternegg Mária)
