West Building, Ground Floor
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Work of Art
- Desforges, Jean cabinetmaker
- French, active c. 1739
- Chest of Drawers (commode)
- 1745/1749
- veneered on oak, mostly stained black, with panels of Japanese black-and-gold (togidashi) lacquer; gilded bronze mounts; marble top
- overall: 83.7 x 147 x 61 cm (32 15/16 x 57 7/8 x 24 in.)
- Widener Collection
- 1942.9.408
