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In both form and decoration this cabinet typifies the work of Carlo Bugatti. Asymmetrical, with a tower-like element at one side, there are Islamic-inspired ornaments throughout its design, notably the onion-shaped arches in the upper half of the cabinet. Japanese influence is also evident in the white metal inlays and in the sepia-painted parchment panels. The cabinet displays an extensive vocabulary of other decorative devices, including the partial ebonized frame, the turned wooden ornaments, metal reliefs, mirrored and green glass, and silk tassels. Despite their diversity, Bugatti organized all these elements into a coherent design.
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151884
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Cabinet
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151884
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object
title
Cabinet
description
In both form and decoration this cabinet typifies the work of Carlo Bugatti. Asymmetrical, with a tower-like element at one side, there are Islamic-inspired ornaments throughout its design, notably the onion-shaped arches in the upper half of the cabinet. Japanese influence is also evident in the white metal inlays and in the sepia-painted parchment panels. The cabinet displays an extensive vocabulary of other decorative devices, including the partial ebonized frame, the turned wooden ornaments, metal reliefs, mirrored and green glass, and silk tassels. Despite their diversity, Bugatti organized all these elements into a coherent design.
date
c. 1895
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60753721
creators
15830
genreSpecific
Furniture and woodwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 224.5 x 141 x 55.3 cm (88 3/8 x 55 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.)
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France, late 19th Century
accession
1984.177
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wood with metal inlays and painted parchment, glass doors and mirror
tombstone
Cabinet, c. 1895. Carlo Bugatti (Italian, 1856–1940). Wood with metal inlays and painted parchment, glass doors and mirror; overall: 224.5 x 141 x 55.3 cm (88 3/8 x 55 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor, New York, 1984.177
collection
Furniture
inscriptions
inscription
vellum panel on right side at the bottom signed in pseudo Japanese letters: "Casati. (No professional artist of this name has been discovered; may be the work of the society woman, the Marchese Casati.)
didYouKnow
Carlo Bugatti's sons achieved illustrious careers of their own. Rembrandt Bugatti (1884-1916) became a celebrated sculptor, and Ettore Bugatti (1881-1947) manufactured luxurious automobiles and racing cars.
citations
citation
Dempsey, James H. “The Annual Report for 1984.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 72, no. 4 (April 1985): 242–298.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 189; Mentioned: p. 201, no. 27
citation
Hawley, Henry. "Some Furniture and Silver of Carlo Bugatti." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 79, no. 5 (1992): 130-43.
page_number
Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 133-34
creditline
Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor, New York
galleryDonorText
Victoire and Alfred Rankin Jr. Gallery
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2026-06-11 12:17:40.115000
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151884
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Decorative Art and Design
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Furniture
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wood with metal inlays and painted parchment, glass doors and mirror
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