Cabinet

Northern Netherlands, 1700-1705, oak, veneer of various kinds of wood, lacquer, shagreen

A Dutch cabinetmaker made this fashionable piece of furniture by reusing lacquer from a Japanese chest that had fallen out of fashion. The incorporation of Japanese lacquerwork into Dutch pieces of furniture was a new phenomenon c. 1700, a practice that was subsequently adopted elsewhere in Europe.

  • Artwork typefurniture, case furniture, cabinet
  • Object numberBK-1979-21
  • Dimensionswidth 152.0 cm x depth 48.0 cm, height 202.5 cm x width 160.0 cm x depth 54.0 cm