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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Name: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. Creator Role: Maker Creator Name-CRT: Made by Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. Creator Name: Burne-Jones, Edward Creator Role: painter Creator Dates/Places: 1833-1898 Creator Name-CRT: Paintings by Sir Edward Burne-Jones Creator Name: Webb, Philip Creator Role: Designer Creator Dates/Places: 1831-1915 Creator Name-CRT: Designed by Philip Webb Title: Cabinet Title Type: Object name View: Detail Creation Start Date: 1861 Creation End Date: 1861 Creation Date: 19th century (1861) Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects Classification Term: Woodwork-Furniture Materials and Techniques: Painted pine, oil paint on leather, brass, copper Dimensions: H. 73 in. (185.4 cm), W. 45 in. (114.3 cm), D. 21 in. (53.3 cm) AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Owner Location: New York, New York, USA ID Number: 26.54 Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926 Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/ Context: This early masterpiece of the Arts and Crafts Movement exemplifies the collaborative endeavors of William Morris and his circle to improve design standards. Morris believed that a return to the principles of medieval production, with fine artists creating functional objects, could help overcome the evils of industrialization. This cabinet, one of several in which Morris enlisted the participation of Sir Edward Burne-Jones, is an attempt to erase the distinction between the fine and the applied arts. The painting on leather with a punched background is itself a craftsman's medium. Although the cabinet is usually described as in the 'medieval style,' it is actually a vivid example of the ability of the Morris firm to convert the eclecticism that marked much of the art of the late nineteenth century into an original and modern style. Although Burne-Jones's painted figures are in medieval costume much of the decoration is equally Oriental in inspiration. Philip Webb's straightforward design, however, which boldly displays the casework skeleton on the exterior, anticipated the emphasis on structural elements that would inform the design revolution of the next century. AMICA ID: MMA_.26.54 AMICA Library Year: 2000 Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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