DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Tramp art cabinet with mirror in center

NameCabinet

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeUnited States, North America

MediumWood, porcelain, metal, varnish

DimensionsOverall: 18 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (46.4 x 24.8 x 20 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.97.17a-f

Object numberFA.2010.97.17a-f

DescriptionSmall cabinet (a) with five drawers (b-f) and a mirror over the top drawer surrounded by a chip-carved frame with various rectangular, round, arched, built-up forms and a half moon. Each drawer has a chip-carved front and a white porcelain drawer pull, the fronts also build up in layers. The wider bottom holds an upper and lower drawer, two small drawers are set back, side by side above, and a fifth drawer of slightly smaller inside dimensions, sits above. The sides of the cabinet have four quarter circles centering a circle over a four-pointed star. The mirrior is backed with two cigar box pieces, the top reading "La Perfeccion" and the bottom reading "Piper Heidsieck."