Humidor
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Object Label
This casket-form humidor, a humidity-controlled container for cigars, would have been a fashionable and thoroughly Modern Gothic accessory in a customer’s dining room or library. The metal mounts conform precisely to the object and emphasize its structure, and may have been custom fabricated by one of the various hardware retailers that Kimbel and Cabus regularly patronized for the metal elements used on their furniture forms.
Caption
Kimbel and Cabus 1863–1882. Humidor, ca. 1875. American black walnut, brass-plated nickel, 8 1/8 × 18 × 10 1/4 in. (20.6 × 45.7 × 26 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Deedee and Barrie Wigmore, 2017.7. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Gavin Ashworth, 2017.7_GavinAshworth.jpg)
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Title
Humidor
Date
ca. 1875
Medium
American black walnut, brass-plated nickel
Classification
Dimensions
8 1/8 × 18 × 10 1/4 in. (20.6 × 45.7 × 26 cm)
Signatures
not signed
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
no marks
Credit Line
Purchase gift of Deedee and Barrie Wigmore
Accession Number
2017.7
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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