ca. 1875
GUSN-221906
Cabinet consisting of two sections: the upper section with inlaid doors opening to a shelf with two drawers; the lower section with two drawers with inlaid faces above two inlaid doors opening to a fixed shelf. The interior lined with blue and white Oriental-themed paper. theh drawers and doors inlaid with Chinoiserie scenes and Asian motifs.
cabinets (case furniture)
aestheticism (philosphical movements and attitudes)
Cabinet
[Chinese Characters] (Ink)
Unknown
China
69 3/4 x 39 1/2 x 20 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Susan Norton
1990.131
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