Cabinet
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Object Label
Trained in Germany as a cabinetmaker, Daniel Pabst arrived in Philadelphia in 1849. There, he earned a reputation for carved Renaissance Revival furniture, characterized by classical motifs such as columns, capitals, and carved animal heads.
In the mid-1870s his style changed under the influence of English reform designers such as Christopher Dresser, who lectured in Philadelphia during the Centennial Exhibition in 1876. Pabst’s new work in the reform-minded, rectilinear Modern Gothic style incorporated abstracted interpretations of nature, as in the floral medallion on the lower part of this cabinet. The crisp silhouette of the piece reflects the new taste for precision that accompanied the greater use of the machine in the furniture industry.
Caption
Daniel Pabst American, born Germany, 1826–1910. Cabinet, ca. 1875. Walnut and burl ash, painted glass, 57 1/2 x 33 x 17in. (146.1 x 83.8 x 43.2cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Marie Bernice Bitzer, by exchange, 1990.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1990.9_detail.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Maker
Title
Cabinet
Date
ca. 1875
Geography
Place made: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium
Walnut and burl ash, painted glass
Classification
Dimensions
57 1/2 x 33 x 17in. (146.1 x 83.8 x 43.2cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
no marks
Credit Line
Bequest of Marie Bernice Bitzer, by exchange
Accession Number
1990.9
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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