id:			123518
accession number:	1944.113
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.113
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:57.684000

Chest of Drawers (Commode), c. 1765– 1770. René Dubois (French, 1737–1798). Ebony veneer with Japanese lacquer panels, gilt bronze mounts, and marble top; overall: 86.8 x 152.4 x 59.7 cm (34 3/16 x 60 x 23 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection 1944.113

title:				Chest of Drawers (Commode)
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			c. 1765– 1770
creation date earliest:		1760
creation date latest:		1775
current location:		216B French and German
creditline:			The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection
copyright:			

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culture:	France, Paris
technique:	ebony veneer with Japanese lacquer panels, gilt bronze mounts, and marble top
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Furniture
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

* René Dubois (French, 1737–1798)  - made by

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measurements: Overall: 86.8 x 152.4 x 59.7 cm (34 3/16 x 60 x 23 1/2 in.)
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	inscription:	signed on top front corners: I. Dubois.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Neo-classicism: Style and Motif
	opening date:   1964-09-23T04:00:00
	<i>Neo-classicism: Style and Motif</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Earl of Plymouth
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	Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss [1865–1944], Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Catalogue of the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection : Bequest of Elisabeth Severance Prentiss, 1944.</em> [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1944.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. [35], Plate XIII; p. [36], Plate XIV, cat. no. 18; Mentioned: p. 41-42, cat. no. 18
	url:		https://archive.org/details/Prentiss/page/n45

	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. 321
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n63

	Lee, Sherman E. <em>Japanese Decorative Style</em>. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1961.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 5
	url:		https://archive.org/details/JapaneseDecorativeStyle/page/n17

	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. 156
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n180

	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. 156
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n180

	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. 188
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n208

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