Commode
Details
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- Dimensions
- height 75 cm x width 77 cm x depth 52 cm
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Image provider
- rijksmuseum
- License
- Public Domain
- Credit
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 97%
Extensive figured veneer, repeated metal mounts, carved leg ornament, shaped edges, and a prominent decorated apron make the object visually highly ornamented.
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Curvilinear Forms Visual · 96%
The top, drawer fronts, apron, legs, and feet use flowing curves, scalloped contours, scrolls, and lobed forms.
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Symmetrical Visual · 97%
The frontal elevation is organized around a central axis, with paired drawers, repeated fittings, corresponding side sections, and balanced legs and feet.
Time Periods
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18th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the commode to approximately 1720–1750, within the eighteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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Dutch Art Metadata · 96%
The catalog gives the place of origin as the Netherlands.
Materials
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Wood Both · 99%
The catalog records oak and walnut construction with burl walnut and maple veneer, while the image visibly shows a richly grained wooden body, top, drawers, and legs.
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Metal Both · 98%
The catalog lists copper fittings, and the image clearly shows numerous metal-colored drawer pulls, escutcheons, and other mounts.
Furniture and Lighting
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Furniture Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as furniture, and the image shows a freestanding commode with a case, drawers, top, and legs.
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Storage Both · 98%
The catalog identifies the object as a commode and case furniture; the image shows two broad drawers with keyholes and hardware, indicating enclosed storage.
Source & rights
anonymous. Commode. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.