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Source Description
This unusual piece of furniture was perhaps intended to house musical manuscripts, since lyres are included in the decoration of its hinges. It was probably made in the 1880s, when classicism was exerting itself in American architecture and the related art of furniture design.
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Document identity
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152543
label
Map/Print Case
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object
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1
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152543
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object
title
Map/Print Case
description
This unusual piece of furniture was perhaps intended to house musical manuscripts, since lyres are included in the decoration of its hinges. It was probably made in the 1880s, when classicism was exerting itself in American architecture and the related art of furniture design.
date
late 1800s
citation
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79937442
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Furniture and woodwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 102.2 x 130.8 x 54.6 cm (40 1/4 x 51 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)
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America, probably New York City, 19th century
accession
1985.36
Source extras
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mahogany and maple with bronze hardware
tombstone
Map/Print Case, late 1800s. America, probably New York City, 19th century. Mahogany and maple with bronze hardware; overall: 102.2 x 130.8 x 54.6 cm (40 1/4 x 51 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ruthe and Heinz Eppler Endowment Fund and various donors by exchange, 1985.36
collection
Furniture
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1985.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 73, no. 2 (February 1986): 26–71.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 66, no. 117; Reproduced: p. 70
creditline
Ruthe and Heinz Eppler Endowment Fund and various donors by exchange
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2026-05-29 07:53:42.580000
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152543
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Decorative Art and Design
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Furniture
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mahogany and maple with bronze hardware
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