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Small Chest with Inner Drawers
1700s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This small chest fitted with drawers and a tray was used to store seals, cosmetic utensils, or other necessities of daily life. Chests were portable and placed on tables or shelves and were secured with a metal pin inserted through the metal loops on the front panels. The rare tropical hardwood (<em>huanghuali</em>) would have been only affordable to individuals of a higher social status.
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- Title: Small Chest with Inner Drawers
- Date Created: 1700s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 40.7 x 41.3 x 35.6 cm (16 x 16 1/4 x 14 in.)
- Provenance: Miss Helen M. Walker [1892–1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Furniture and woodwork
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.117
- Medium: Rosewood (huanghuali) and metal
- Original Title: 帶暗屜木箱
- Fun Fact: This small chest fitted with drawers and a tray was used to store seals, cosmetic utensils, or other necessities of daily life
- Department: Chinese Art
- Culture: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- Credit Line: Gift of Miss Mildred F. Walker
- Collection: China - Qing Dynasty
- Accession Number: 1982.117
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