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After the founding of the Dutch East India Company in 1602, the use of exotic, imported wood veneers in furniture became more prevalent. So too did the use of perspective and mathematical systems in laying out the veneers. The combination produced a style of decoration that spread across Europe and even to the young colonies in America.
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151012
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Wardrobe (Kast)
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151012
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Wardrobe (Kast)
description
After the founding of the Dutch East India Company in 1602, the use of exotic, imported wood veneers in furniture became more prevalent. So too did the use of perspective and mathematical systems in laying out the veneers. The combination produced a style of decoration that spread across Europe and even to the young colonies in America.
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c. 1625–50
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CC0
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en
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Q60746350
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Furniture and woodwork
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1
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import
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Overall: 244.5 x 224.3 x 85.2 cm (96 1/4 x 88 5/16 x 33 9/16 in.)
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Netherlands, Holland
accession
1982.57
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oak with ebony and rosewood veneers
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Wardrobe (Kast), c. 1625–50. Netherlands, Holland. Oak with ebony and rosewood veneers; overall: 244.5 x 224.3 x 85.2 cm (96 1/4 x 88 5/16 x 33 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.57
collection
Furniture
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review for 1982.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 70, no. 1 (January 1983): 3–55.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 13; Mentioned: p. 50, no. 19
citation
"1993 Annual Report." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 81, no. 6 (1994): 143-218.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 179
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
galleryDonorText
The Harold C. Schott Foundation Gallery
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2026-05-29 07:48:02.161000
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151012
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Decorative Art and Design
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Furniture
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oak with ebony and rosewood veneers
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