Minneapolis Institute of Art

Display cabinet

Designer: E. A. (Ernest Archibald) Taylor

Date

c. 1898

Medium

Mahogany, glass, mother-of-pearl, abalone shell, brass, velvet

Department

European Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

E.A. Taylor’s training at the Glasgow School of Art shows in the extensive, refined ornament he designed for this cabinet, including colored wood, shell inlay, and enameled drawer pulls. The overhanging cornice at the top gives it a sense of a building in miniature. The cabinet’s sumptuous mahogany wood and intricate details contrast with the clean lines and right angles of American Arts and Crafts furniture in this gallery. This cabinet's reliance on elaborate colored and reflective inlay that merge with the beauty of the wood’s natural surface has much in common with fellow Scotsman George Elmslie’s dining room suite for Mrs. Hanna, on view in Gallery 302. Scotland, Europe

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