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Bottom Section of Cabinet with Allegorical Figures of the Seasons

French (Cabinetmaker)
ca. 1580-1620 (Baroque)
carved and inlaid walnut wood, marble
(Baroque Europe , Textiles and Furniture )

Cabinets of this period were typically constructed in two separate sections. The bottom section alone is in the Chamber of Wonders at The Walters, used as a side board. The bottom sections were sometimes used on their own and the top section of this one has significant later repairs.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Gaillard [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Gaillard Sale, Paris, June 8, 1904, no. 52; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

France, Île-de-France (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 88 3/8 x W: 46 1/4 x D: 19 1/8 in. (224.5 x 117.5 x 48.5 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Charles Street: Second Floor: Chamber of Wonders

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

65.1B

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