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Bookcase (one of a pair)

Date:: ca. 1715
Culture:: Italian (Rome)
Medium:: Walnut and poplar; iron hinges and locks, metal wire; antique silk and linen brocatelle door curtains not original to the bookcase
Dimensions:: Overall: 159 x 24 x 94in. (403.9 x 61 x 238.8cm)
Classification:: Woodwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Madame Lilliana Teruzzi, 1969
Accession Number:: 69.292.1

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 551

Provenance

Palazzo Rospigliosi, Italy (Prince Gerolamo Rospigliosi)Prince Giovanni Batista Rospigliosi (until d. 1722) ; Prince Gerolamo Rospigliosi (until 1932; sale, Rospigliosi Palace, December 12–24, 1932; to Teruzzi); Madame Lilliana Teruzzi (1932–69; to MMA)
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