Doorcase for the Great Drawing Room of Norfolk House, Saint James's Square, London

Designer After a design by Giovanni Battista Borra Italian

ca. 1755

Not on view

Known as the "monkey" doors, this doorway and its companion in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, were designed by the Piedmontese architect Giovanni Battista Borra (1712–ca. 1786) and executed by the London carver John Cuenot (d. 1762) for the Great Drawing Room of Norfolk House, Saint James's Square, London, which was built for the ninth Duke of Norfolk between 1748 and 1752.

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Title: Doorcase for the Great Drawing Room of Norfolk House, Saint James's Square, London
Designer: After a design by Giovanni Battista Borra (Italian (Turin), 1713–1770)
Maker: Carved by Jean Antoine Cuenot (French, active London 1744–1762, born Morteau near La Chaux de Fonds, died 1763)
Date: ca. 1755
Culture: British, London
Medium: Mahogany and pine (carved, originally painted and gilded)
Dimensions: 12 ft. 5 in. × 58 1/2 in. × 10 in. (378.5 × 148.6 × 25.4 cm)
Ideal Door Opening should be:: 92 3/4 × 44 1/2 in. (235.6 × 113 cm)
Classification: Woodwork
Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Object Number: 64.101.1212
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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