Medal cabinet, 1760–61
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1760–61
Medal cabinet in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 64.79), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The museum dates it 1760–61.
It is attributed to William Vile (British, Somerset 1715–1767 London). The museum records the medium as Mahogany with carved and applied decoration and the dimensions as Overall: 79 × 27 × 17 1/4 in. (200.7 × 68.6 × 43.8 cm). These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Mahogany with carved and applied decoration
- Dimensions
- Overall: 79 × 27 × 17 1/4 in. (200.7 × 68.6 × 43.8 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Woodwork-Furniture
- Maker recorded
- William Vile
Identification
- Met object id
- 203008
- Museum object name
- Medal cabinet
- Museum object number
- 64.79
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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