Made by Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. / Cabinet / 19th century (1861)Made by Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
Cabinet
19th century (1861)

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Creator Name: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
Creator Role: Maker
Creator Name-CRT: Made by Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
Creator Name: Burne-Jones, Edward
Creator Role: painter
Creator Dates/Places: 1833-1898
Creator Name-CRT: Paintings by Sir Edward Burne-Jones
Creator Name: Webb, Philip
Creator Role: Designer
Creator Dates/Places: 1831-1915
Creator Name-CRT: Designed by Philip Webb
Title: Cabinet
Title Type: Object name
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Creation Start Date: 1861
Creation End Date: 1861
Creation Date: 19th century (1861)
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Woodwork-Furniture
Materials and Techniques: Painted pine, oil paint on leather, brass, copper
Dimensions: H. 73 in. (185.4 cm), W. 45 in. (114.3 cm), D. 21 in. (53.3 cm)
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 26.54
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/
Context:

This early masterpiece of the Arts and Crafts Movement exemplifies the collaborative endeavors of William Morris and his circle to improve design standards. Morris believed that a return to the principles of medieval production, with fine artists creating functional objects, could help overcome the evils of industrialization. This cabinet, one of several in which Morris enlisted the participation of Sir Edward Burne-Jones, is an attempt to erase the distinction between the fine and the applied arts. The painting on leather with a punched background is itself a craftsman's medium.

Although the cabinet is usually described as in the 'medieval style,' it is actually a vivid example of the ability of the Morris firm to convert the eclecticism that marked much of the art of the late nineteenth century into an original and modern style. Although Burne-Jones's painted figures are in medieval costume much of the decoration is equally Oriental in inspiration. Philip Webb's straightforward design, however, which boldly displays the casework skeleton on the exterior, anticipated the emphasis on structural elements that would inform the design revolution of the next century.


AMICA ID: MMA_.26.54
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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