Rijksmuseum

Mirrored cabinet

Date

c. 1764

Medium

maple (wood), looking glasses, wood (plant material), rosewood (wood), silver (metal), amalgam, oak (wood)

Institution

Rijksmuseum

The cabinetmaker wanted to give this large, heavy cabinet a Rococo shape, but did not succeed in avoiding straight angles and mouldings. Because the silver is marked with a ‘year letter’, this piece of furniture can be dated rather precisely.

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