/internal/media/dispatcher/928806/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailCabinetabout 1815George BullockH. 81.9 cm; W. 65.4 cm; D. 44.1 cm (H. 32 1/4 in.; W. 25 3/4 in.; D. 17 3/8 in.)Laburnum, ebony, with brass inlay; gilt-bronze mounts; brass grille; rouge griotte marble top of later dateGift of Horace Wood Brock2004.22471Cabinet-maker George Bullock, who mastered the technique of brass inlay and marquetry between 1810–15, originally created a cabinet like this one to hold scientific specimens. The powerful geometric design and inlaid ornamentation give it the grandeur found on much larger cabinets.
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