Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux)
Object type: Jewel coffer on stand
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris and Sèvres
Artist: Michel-Gabriel Commelin|Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory|Jean-Jacques Pierre the Younger
Artist bio: French, 1746–1802|French, near Freiburg im Breisgau ca. 1730–1785 Paris|French, 1740–present|French, active 1763–1800
Artist role: Decorator|Maker|Manufactory|Decorator
Artist nationality: French|French|French|French
Date: ca. 1770
Medium: Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, stained sycamore, holly, and ebonized holly; thirteen soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; velvet (not original)
Dimensions: 37 1/2 x 21 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (95.3 x 55.2 x 36.8cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Accession year: 1958
Tags: Flowers