COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.26.168.77
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MMA_.26.168.77
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Vivant-Denon, Dominique
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Vivant-Denon, Dominique
Creator Name
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Creator Role:
Decoration after
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Decoration after
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
1747-1825
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1747-1825
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
Decoration after drawings by Baron Dominique Vivant-Denon, Paris, France
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Decoration after drawings by Baron Dominique Vivant-Denon, Paris, France
Creator Name-CRT
false
Creator Name:
Percier, Charles
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Percier, Charles
Creator Name
false
Creator Role:
Designer
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Designer
Creator Role
false
Creator Dates/Places:
1764-1838
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1764-1838
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Designed by Charles Percier
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Designed by Charles Percier
Creator Name-CRT
false
Creator Name:
Jacob-Desmalter, François-Honoré-Georges
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Jacob-Desmalter, François-Honoré-Georges
Creator Name
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Creator Dates/Places:
1770-1841
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1770-1841
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Probably by François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
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Probably by François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Creator Name-CRT
false
Creator Name:
Biennais, Martin-Guillaume
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Biennais, Martin-Guillaume
Creator Name
false
Creator Role:
Mountmaker
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Mountmaker
Creator Role
false
Creator Dates/Places:
1764-1843, retired 1819
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1764-1843, retired 1819
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Silver mounts by Martin-Guillaume Biennais
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Silver mounts by Martin-Guillaume Biennais
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Coin Cabinet
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Coin Cabinet
Title
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Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
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View:
Detail
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Detail
View
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Creation Date:
19th century (ca. 1805)
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19th century (ca. 1805)
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1803
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1803
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1807
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1807
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Mahogany, silver
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Mahogany, silver
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Woodwork-Furniture
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Woodwork-Furniture
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
H. 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm), W. 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm), D. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
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H. 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm), W. 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm), D. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
26.168.77
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26.168.77
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900
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Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900
Credit Line
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Rights:
orl
<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Dominique Vivant-Denon was director of the mint and of the Musée Napoleon (now the Musée du Louvre) as well as a collector and an arbiter of taste during the Napoleonic period. He accompanied the Egyptian campaign of 1798-99 as a draftsman and published his drawings as Voyage dans la basse et la haute Egypte (1802). The pylon at Ghoos, in Upper Egypt, served as the model for the top section of this medal cabinet, which was intended for Napoleon but remained in Denon's possession. The front and back panels are inlaid with a silver scarab flanked by uraei (sacred serpents) on lotus stalks. There are twenty-two drawers on each side of the cabinet, all inlaid with a silver bee. One wing is hinged to provide a pull.
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<P>Dominique Vivant-Denon was director of the mint and of the Musée Napoleon (now the Musée du Louvre) as well as a collector and an arbiter of taste during the Napoleonic period. He accompanied the Egyptian campaign of 1798-99 as a draftsman and published his drawings as Voyage dans la basse et la haute Egypte (1802). The pylon at Ghoos, in Upper Egypt, served as the model for the top section of this medal cabinet, which was intended for Napoleon but remained in Denon's possession. The front and back panels are inlaid with a silver scarab flanked by uraei (sacred serpents) on lotus stalks. There are twenty-two drawers on each side of the cabinet, all inlaid with a silver bee. One wing is hinged to provide a pull.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.es26.168.77.AV2.tif
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MMA_.es26.168.77.AV2.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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