Kas
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Decorative Art, Schenck Gallery, 4th Floor
One of the most impressive furnishings in elite Dutch homes was the kas, a large storage cupboard. It is believed that this Baroque-style example was imported to New York in the seventeenth century, possibly by François Rombout (d. 1691). An immigrant from Hasselt (now in Belgium), Rombout became a successful merchant and served as mayor of New York in 1679. A plainer, American-made kas of circa 1750 on view in a neighboring gallery demonstrates the persistence of Dutch cultural forms long after the region came under English control.
MEDIUM
Rosewood and ebony veneersover oak and pine
DATES
1650–1690
DIMENSIONS
83 x 75 1/2 x 25 5/8 in. (210.8 x 191.8 x 65.1 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
51.157.1
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mary van Kleeck in memory of Charles M. van Kleeck
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Decorative Art, Schenck Gallery, 4th Floor
CAPTION
Kas, 1650–1690. Rosewood and ebony veneersover oak and pine, 83 x 75 1/2 x 25 5/8 in. (210.8 x 191.8 x 65.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mary van Kleeck in memory of Charles M. van Kleeck, 51.157.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.157.1.JPG)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.51.157.1.JPG. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006
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