Small Cabinet with Drawers

NameCabinet

Maker Anna Maria McIlvain

Datec. 1690-1710

Place madeScotland, United Kingdom, Europe

MediumWood, paper, straw

Dimensions5 1/4 × 7 1/4 × 4 in. (13.335 × 18.415 × 10.16 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.1909

Object numberA.1995.93.1909

Collections

The Lloyd Cotsen & Neutrogena Collection

DescriptionSmall antique drop-front cabinet containing drawers; covered in elaborately worked colored straw and paper; designs consist of historical, mythological and biblical scenes, mostly of Jacobite interest. Signed: "The Hand of The Diligent Anna Maria Rich (?) McIlvain"; natural, green, bronze; materials are wood, paper, straw; object was carved, cut, assembled, painted.