Collection Highlights
Leg brace
ca. 1940
2002.76
Leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cellarette
Object name
Cellarette
Date
1800-1810
Medium
Mahogany, brass
Dimensions
Overall: 27 x 24 1/4 x 19 in. ( 68.6 x 61.6 x 48.3 cm )
Description
Mahogany cellarette with tapering oval-cylindrical body and hinged lid; barrel construction with three brass bands; brass hinges and lock; lead lining with eight compartments around central compartment; four square, outswept legs.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Object Number
1956.133
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this cellarette was used in the Verplanck mansion.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
