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Artist:
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Jean-Chrysotome Stumpff
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Title:
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Encoignure (corner cabinet)
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Date:
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c. 1770-1780
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Medium:
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Kingwood with gilt bronze mounts and marble top
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Dimensions:
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36 1/4 x 29 x 19 1/2 in. (92.08 x 73.66 x 49.53 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of the Groves Foundation
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Location:
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Gallery 314
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This pair of encoignures or corner cabinets display characteristics of the early neo-classical style in their restrained forms, ormolu or gilt bronze mounts, and wood veneers.
Jean-Chrysotome Stumpff, originally from southwestern Germany, came to Paris in 1760 and worked in the rococo and neo-classical styles. He is best known for his dynamic veneer work employing the grains and burls of the thin sheets of wood to create geometric and floral patterns.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Stumpff, Jean-Chrysotome
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Role:
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Maker
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Nationality:
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French
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Life Dates:
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French
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Classification:
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Furniture
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Creation Place:
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Europe, France, , ,
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Accession #:
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80.2.1a,b
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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