German Baroque Parcel-gilt Burl Walnut Corner Cabinet
Designer
Johann Christian Hoppenhaupt
(German, active from 1742, died 1778/86)
Maker
Johann Melchior Kambly
(Swiss, 1718 - 1784)
Datec. 1745
MediumGilded Walnut
Dimensions107 × 47 × 28 in. (271.8 × 119.4 × 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineMuseum purchase, 1951
Object numberSN1185
Hoppenhaupt was the official decorator of Frederick the Great of Prussia who worked in the Emperor’s palaces in and around Berlin. This monumental cabinet, designed to fit in a corner, combines simplicity and solidity with opulence and whimsy. The cabinet is a standard shape, made mainly of plain walnut, and its base is unadorned. But above, the mirror is flanked by columns which look like the branches or stalks of plants bursting into bloom, and the cabinet is crowned with fanciful and asymmetrical flower motifs.
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 15
16th Century
19th century
