Commode

Date1783

MediumMahogany with parquetry inlay and ormolu fittings

ClassificationsFurniture

Dimensions23 1/2 × 36 5/8 × 57 1/8 inches (59.69 × 93.03 × 145.1 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Horace E. Dodge in memory of her husband

Object number71.194

DescriptionCommode fitted with three drawers in frieze snd two long drawers below. Front and shaped sides inlaid with parquetry of diamond ornament within mahogany borders. Ormolu frieze finely chased with alternately vertical flutes and husks. Borders to panels with stiff leaves and beading, angles with acanthus leavs and pendant foliage. Mottled tan marble slab on top.

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