Miniature collector's cabinet
Object type: Cabinet
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, possibly Nuremberg
Artist: Bernard Salomon
Artist bio: French, ca. 1508–ca. 1561
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1600
Medium: Dyed and gold-tooled leather on secondary woods pine, poplar, pear, yew; veneers of ivory, mother-of-pearl, pear, plum, ebony, rosewood, holly, ash, green stained poplar; gilt metal; painted glass
Dimensions: Overall (closed, confirmed): 6 1/8 × 7 3/8 × 5 1/2 in. (15.6 × 18.7 × 14 cm);
Overall (open, confirmed): 6 1/8 × 7 3/8 × 11 in. (15.6 × 18.7 × 27.9 cm)
Classification: Natural Substances-Leatherwork
Credit line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Musical Instruments|Orpheus|Pluto