Commode
Object type: Commode
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Charles Cressent
Artist bio: French, Amiens 1685–1768 Paris
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1745–49
Medium: Pine and oak veneered with amaranth and bois satiné; drawer bottoms of walnut, drawer sides of oak, drawer fronts of pine; gilt-bronze mounts; portoro marble top
Dimensions: 34 1/2 x 55 x 22 3/4 in. (87.6 x 139.7 x 57.8cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Accession year: 1982