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CHEST OF DRAWERS

CHEST OF DRAWERS
 c. 1675

Medium
Inlaid with mother-of-pearl & bone, panels & ebonied columns
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1947
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
Inlaid with mother-of-pearl & bone, panels & ebonied columns
Accession Number
566-D4
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1947
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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