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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.619
Title
Small Chest with Four Drawers and Decoration of Scrolling Floral Decor
Classification
Furniture
Work Type
chest
Date
18th-19th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201294

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Inlaid Lacquer: wooden core with black lacquer and inlays of mother-of-pearl and twisted wire; with metal (brass?) fittings
Dimensions
H. 30.48 x W. 26.35 x D. 26.35 cm (12 x 10 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Margot Warner, Cambridge, MA (by 1984), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1984.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Margot Warner
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.619
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Abby Hykin, "FT-IR Analysis of Asian Lacquers" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1993), Unpublished, pp. 1-6 passim

Exhibition History

  • The Arts of Korea, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/11/1992 - 01/31/1993

Verification Level

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