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Source Description
This large wine cooler stands on four sturdy claw feet, needed to support the weight of the alcohol and ice that it was made to hold. The shiny wood and classical proportions belie the fact that this was a highly functional object - it shows clear signs of having been used over time. The wood has split from top to bottom in places due to moisture from condensation and melting ice. The interior is lined with lead and subdivided to hold bottles upright. The feet, which are likely later additions, have casters under them to make the wine cooler easier to move when full of ice and bottles.
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Document identity
localId
98199
label
Wine Cooler
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
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98199
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contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Wine Cooler
description
This large wine cooler stands on four sturdy claw feet, needed to support the weight of the alcohol and ice that it was made to hold. The shiny wood and classical proportions belie the fact that this was a highly functional object - it shows clear signs of having been used over time. The wood has split from top to bottom in places due to moisture from condensation and melting ice. The interior is lined with lead and subdivided to hold bottles upright. The feet, which are likely later additions, have casters under them to make the wine cooler easier to move when full of ice and bottles.
provenance
Hotspur Ltd., London; purchased by Horace Wood Brock, New York, ca. 2003; given to Walters Art Museum, 2017.
date
1795-1850
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
wine coolers
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
60
height
74
depth
22.4
dimensionsRaw
H including base: 23 5/8 × W: 29 1/8 × D: 8 13/16 in. (60 × 74 × 22.4 cm); Cooler H: 17 15/16 × W: 8 5/16 × D: 28 9/16 in. (45.6 × 21.1 × 72.5 cm); Base H: 29 1/8 × W: 8 13/16 × D: 5 13/16 in. (74 × 22.4 × 14.8 cm).
Source extras
med
wood (mahogany), gilded bronze, brass, lead
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6197
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EAN
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none
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1
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photo
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photo
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