Apothecary Cabinet

Nicolaus I Kolb

Date

1617–18

Type

Apothecary Cabinet

Medium

Veneer: ebonized pearwood (Pyrus communis), ebony, partially gilded silver; carcass: conifer; interior: protective quilted cushion covered in red silk, drawers and chest lined with red silk velvet; gold trimming; mounts and fittings: partially gilded brass; thirty-two (32) vessels and utensils: glass, partially gilded silver, low carbon steel, leather

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

2019.229.1a–c–.32a, b

Credit

Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund, 2019