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Chest with Architectural Decoration
Chest with Architectural Decoration

Chest with Architectural Decoration

Artist (French)
DateAround 1500 (lock) and second half of the 19th century
CultureFrench
MediumOak and wrought iron
ClassificationFurniture
ProvenancePossibly: Emile Gavet, Paris, approximately 1870s-1880s; sold to Mr. and Mrs. William K. and Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt, Gothic Room, Marble House, Newport, Rhode Island, 1889-1982; transfered to Mrs. Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont in divorce; purchased by John Ringling, 1928; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN1065
On View
On view
Location
  • Museum of Art, Gallery 03, Wall North
Dimensions36 1/2 x 83 x 31 in. (92.7 x 210.8 x 78.7 cm)