Chest of Drawers (Commode)

Jean-Pierre Latz (French, 1691-1754)c. 1750

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Title: Chest of Drawers (Commode)
Creator: Jean-Pierre Latz (French, 1691-1754)
Date Created: c. 1750
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 88 x 156.5 x 69.9 cm (34 5/8 x 61 5/8 x 27 1/2 in.)
Provenance: E. Lowengard, Paris (1903); (Duveen Bros., New York); probably bought from Duveen by William C. Whitney; in sale catalogue of James Henry (Silent) Smith, whose wife was a Whitney, in 1910; it was bought, together with the house, by Harry Payne Whitney.
Type: Furniture and woodwork
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.497
Medium: oak, tulipwood marquetry, gilt metal mounts, marble
Department: Decorative Art and Design
Culture: France, Paris, 18th century
Credit Line: Gift of Flora Whitney Miller, Barbara Whitney Henry, and Major Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, in memory of their mother, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
Collection: Furniture
Accession Number: 1942.497

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