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Stamped by: Gilles Joubert (French, 1689–1775)
French
About 1750–70
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
84.18 x 123.19 x 63.5 cm (33 1/8 x 48 1/2 x 25 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge in memory of Delia Spencer Field
Accession Number47.185
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsFurniture – Case furniture and boxes
DescriptionLacquered; very slightly curving sides & front. Black with foliage & birds in red & gold. Two drawers delicate ormolu scrolls framing & forming upright panel & lower drawer. Scroll & floral ormolu on stiles & legs outlined in molded metal. Framing ormolu at side panels. Much ormolu & lacquer broken. Mottle brown marble top broken. Stamped JOUBERT & monogram JMF on rear right post.
Marks
Stamped JOUBERT and monogram JMF on rear right post
ProvenancePurchased in Paris by Delia Spencer (Mrs. Marshall) Field (b. 1854 - d. 1937), Paris and Washington, DC; by inheritance to her niece, Catherine Spencer Eddy (Mrs. Albert J.) Beveridge (b. 1881 - d. 1970), Beverly Farms, MA; 1947, gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 13, 1947)