Toilet set, anonymous, c. 1795

lacquering, h 4.1cm × l 10.3cm × w 7.1cm More details

The principal piece of this toilet set is a small chest of drawers with an attached mirror. This example was made in China, though its mirror follows an English design. It was commissioned by the Canton-based Dutch merchant Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest as a gift for his daughter in the Netherlands; her initials are found on the accompanying toilet boxes.

This work belongs to Toilet set (AK-RAK-2003-8-1)

Identification

Title(s)

Toilet set
Doos uit het toiletstel van Van Braam Houckgeest

Object type

dressing case

Object number

AK-RAK-2003-8-7

Description

Rechthoekige doos behorend bij de spiegelstandaard AK-RAK-2003-8-1. Bedekt met zwarte lak met gouden decoraties. Op de deksel een monogram ECVB omgeven door een smalle b and met bladmotieven en vier kleine bloemen. Rond het centrale medaillon een bloemband en buiten deze band is het oppervlak gevuld met geometrische motieven. Op de zijkanten losse bloemtakken.

Creation

Artist

maker: anonymous

Place

Kanton

Dating

c. 1795

Material and Technique

Material

Technique

lacquering

Measurements

height 4.1 cm × length 10.3 cm × width 7.1 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Purchased with the support of the Van Braam Houckgeest Family, the M.A.O.C. Gravin van Bylandt Stichting, the K.F. Hein Fonds, the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the Mondriaan Stichting and the Rijksmuseum Fonds

Acquisition

purchase 2003

Copyright

Public domain

Relations

Is part of

Toilet set (AK-RAK-2003-8-1)

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.433551

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