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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema , designer
British, born Netherlands, 1836–1912
Sample panel for the Marquand Music Room
c. 1884
This panel was made as a sample to demonstrate how the different materials—contrasting inlays of ivory, mother-of-pearl, and ebony—would look when set against a background of varnished cedar wood. The design was adapted to decorate footstools (now lost) belonging to a suite of furniture commissioned by the American businessman and collector, Henry Marquand. The Clark’s grand piano formed the centerpiece of that suite.
Image Caption
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema , designer, Sample panel for the Marquand Music Room, c. 1884, cedar, ivory, boxwood, ebony, abalone, glass and red foil, and period frame. Clark Art Institute, 2010.2
Medium
cedar, ivory, boxwood, ebony, abalone, glass and red foil, and period frame
Dimensions
8 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 1 in. (21 x 52.1 x 2.5 cm)
Object Number
2010.2
Acquisition
Acquired by the Clark, 2010
Status
Off View
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