Doorcase for the Great Drawing Room of Norfolk House, Saint James's Square, London
Object type: Doorcase
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, London
Artist: Jean Antoine Cuenot|Giovanni Battista Borra
Artist bio: French, active London 1744–1762, born Morteau near La Chaux de Fonds, died 1763|Italian (Turin), 1713–1770
Artist role: Maker|Designer
Artist nationality: French|Italian
Date: ca. 1755
Medium: Mahogany and pine (carved, originally painted and gilded)
Dimensions: 12 ft. 5 in. × 58 1/2 in. × 10 in. (378.5 × 148.6 × 25.4 cm)
Ideal Door Opening should be:: 92 3/4 × 44 1/2 in. (235.6 × 113 cm)
Classification: Woodwork
Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession year: 1964