Cellarette

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Public Domain

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Cellarette
Datec. 1815–1825
Made inNew York , New York, United States
MediumMahogany, mahogany veneer, and yellow-poplar; eastern white pine, mahogany, paint, and gilt
Dimensions24 3/4 × 22 3/4 × 22 3/4 in. (62.9 × 57.8 × 57.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.67.31
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Chillman Parlor
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThis cellarette, intended to hold wine bottles, may have been made with a matching sideboard, under which it would have stood when not in use. In keeping with early nineteenth-century designers’ interest in classical antiquity, its form is related to that of the ancient Roman sarcophagus, or stone coffin.
Provenance[Peter Hill, Washington, D.C.]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1967; given to MFAH, 1967.

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