Cabinet

Melchior Baumgartner

Date

ca. 1655–59, engraved decorations ca. 1825–50

Type

Cabinet

Medium

Oak, pine, walnut, cedar, ebony, and rosewood; ivory veneer and silver veneer; silver; silver-gilt moldings; gilded yellow-metal mounts; the drawers lined with aquamarine-colored silk

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

03.18

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1903