Furniture
Coffer
Attributed to André-Charles Boulle (born France, 1642–1732) Paris. c. 1700–20. Oak, tortoiseshell, brass, gilded copper, gilded bronze, pewter, ebony, and oiled paper. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.
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FurnitureObject type
Furniture is a type of object named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Furniture” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Furniture
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
PaperMaterial
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Oak, tortoiseshell, brass, gilded copper, gilded bronze, pewter, ebony, and oiled paper; oak; tortoise shell; brass (alloy); pewter; bronze” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Oak, tortoiseshell, brass, gilded copper, gilded bronze, pewter, ebony, and oiled paper; oak; tortoise shell; brass (alloy); pewter; bronze
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
BronzeMaterial
Bronze is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Oak, tortoiseshell, brass, gilded copper, gilded bronze, pewter, ebony, and oiled paper; oak; tortoise shell; brass (alloy); pewter; bronze” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Oak, tortoiseshell, brass, gilded copper, gilded bronze, pewter, ebony, and oiled paper; oak; tortoise shell; brass (alloy); pewter; bronze
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
CopperMaterial
Copper is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Oak, tortoiseshell, brass, gilded copper, gilded bronze, pewter, ebony, and oiled paper; oak; tortoise shell; brass (alloy); pewter; bronze” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Oak, tortoiseshell, brass, gilded copper, gilded bronze, pewter, ebony, and oiled paper; oak; tortoise shell; brass (alloy); pewter; bronze
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
BrassMaterial
Brass is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Oak, tortoiseshell, brass, gilded copper, gilded bronze, pewter, ebony, and oiled paper; oak; tortoise shell; brass (alloy); pewter; bronze” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Oak, tortoiseshell, brass, gilded copper, gilded bronze, pewter, ebony, and oiled paper; oak; tortoise shell; brass (alloy); pewter; bronze
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
BirdsSubject
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “birds” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
birds
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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