Commode
Object type: Commode
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Jean Desforges
Artist bio: active ca. 1740–50, died after 1757
Artist role: Maker
Date: ca. 1745–50
Medium: Oak veneered with Chinese lacquer and lacquered wood; gilt bronze; rouge royal marble
Dimensions: H. 34 x W. 42-1/2 x D. 20-3/4 in.  (86.4 x 108.0 x 52.7 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Accession year: 1974
Tags: Chinoiserie|Flowers