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Production: Unknown
Three-drawer commode with serpentine front and sides, marble top and ormolu mounts, the oak carcase veneered with various woods.
History note: Unknown before testator
Marlay Bequest
Depth: 17 3/4 in
Height: 34 in
Width: 37½ in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
18th Century, Mid
Louis XV
Production date:
circa
AD 1740
Mounts
composed of
ormolu
Carcase
composed of
oak
Accession number: MAR.M.212-1912
Primary reference Number: 95871
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Commode" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/95871 Accessed: 2024-11-14 15:52:30
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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/95871
|title=Commode
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-14 15:52:30|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-95871
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