Apothecary Cabinet
Object type: Apothecary Cabinet
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Nicolaus I Kolb
Artist bio: German, master 1582–1621
Artist role: Goldsmith
Artist nationality: German
Date: 1617–18
Medium: Veneer: ebonized pearwood (Pyrus communis), ebony, partially gilded silver; carcass: conifer; interior: protective quilted cushion covered in red silk, drawers and chest lined with red silk velvet; gold trimming; mounts and fittings: brass, partially gilded; thirty-two (32) vessels and utensils: glass, partially gilded silver, low carbon steel, leather

Dimensions: 11 × 11 × 9 1/16 in. (28 × 28 × 23 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund, 2019
Accession year: 2019