Designer:

Seraphin Soudbinine, French, b. Russia 1870 – 1944  Search this

Executor:

Jean Dunand, French, b. Switzerland, 1877–1942  Search this

Medium:

Carved, joined, and lacquered wood, eggshell, mother-of-pearl, gold leaf, cast bronze

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 271.2 × 65.9 × 7.6 cm (8 ft. 10 3/4 in. × 25 15/16 in. × 3 in.)

Type:

furniture

Decorative Arts

Door with handle

Made in:

Paris, France

Date:

1925–26

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Against a dark green background framed in black above a black reserve which occupies the lower quarter of the door face, a design of a standing trumpeting angel facing the observers right and surmounting a complex of rocks. Rocks and angel in various tones of gold, wings of angel inlaid with egg shell, head-dress with mother of pearl. Door, black on reverse, fitted with scimitar-shaped pull, spring hinges, and floor stop.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Solomon R. Guggenheim

Accession Number:

1950-104-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4de4542c9-2008-4c4c-8242-144d3e0ef70d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1950-104-1