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Cabinet

c. 1785-1790
Cabinetry attributed to Adam Weisweiler (French, 1744–1820) Lacquer panels: Artist/maker unknown
This late eighteenth-century cabinet exemplifies a practice that became fashionable from around the third decade of the century: European cabinetmakers incorporating Asian, predominantly Japanese, lacquer panels in furniture.

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