Archaeodendrometrical study of the armoire 1026-1882, from the Victoria and Albert Museum (London - UK)
Résumé
The following report describes an archaeodendrometrical study undertaken on the armoire 1026-1882, which has been in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum since 1882. Veneered with marquetry of ebony, snakewood, purplewood, padouk, turtleshell, horm, brass and pewter, this three part armoire is mainly constructed with oak wood (Quercus sp.). Made around 1700, its finely decorated marquetry can be compared with a number of pieces of furniture of this kind attributed to André-Charles Boulle or his circle. Further to its style and scale, one of its distinctive features is its two cases and four doors; Boulle being particularly known for his single case, two-door armoires.