id:			122179
accession number:	1942.497.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.497.a
updated:		2023-03-07 15:13:53.381000

Chest of Drawers (Commode), c. 1750. Jean-Pierre Latz (French, 1691–1754). Oak, tulipwood marquetry, gilt metal mounts, marble; overall: 88 x 156.5 x 69.9 cm (34 5/8 x 61 5/8 x 27 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Flora Whitney Miller, Barbara Whitney Henry, and Major Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, in memory of their mother, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney 1942.497.a

title:				Chest of Drawers (Commode)
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creation date:			c. 1750
creation date earliest:		1745
creation date latest:		1755
current location:		216B French and German
creditline:			Gift of Flora Whitney Miller, Barbara Whitney Henry, and Major Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, in memory of their mother, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
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culture:	France, Paris, 18th century
technique:	oak, tulipwood marquetry, gilt metal mounts, marble
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Furniture
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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CREATORS

* Jean-Pierre Latz (French, 1691–1754)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 88 x 156.5 x 69.9 cm (34 5/8 x 61 5/8 x 27 1/2 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	E. Lowengard, Paris (1903); (Duveen Bros., New York); probably bought from Duveen by William C. Whitney; in sale catalogue of James Henry (Silent) Smith, whose wife was a Whitney, in 1910; it was bought, together with the house, by Harry Payne Whitney.
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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 298
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n59

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 137
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n161

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 137
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n161

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 180
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n200

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