Washstand_(athénienne_or_lavabo)_MET_DP106594.jpg

Summary

Washstand (athénienne or lavabo) (

)

Artist



Alternative names	Charles Percier- Bassant; Charles Percier-Bassant; Percier
Description	French architect, decorator and teacher
Date of birth/death	22 August 1764	5 September 1838
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Work location	Paris
Authority file	: Q969714 VIAF : 76391905 ISNI : 0000000114484745 ULAN : 500012660 LCCN : n81056702 NLA : 36550332 WorldCat



Alternative names	Martin-Guillaume Biennais
Description	French goldsmith and tabletier
Date of birth/death	29 April 1764 / 29 May 1764	27 April 1843
Location of birth/death	La Cochère , France	Paris , France
Work period	18 ^th century date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 & 19 ^th century date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Work location	Paris , France
Authority file	: Q1694164 VIAF : 13380930 ISNI : 0000000066804969 ULAN : 500061154 LCCN : nr2004000699 GND : 129174459 WorldCat

Title

Washstand (athénienne or lavabo)

Description

French, Paris; Washstand; Woodwork-Furniture

Date

between 1800 and 1814

Medium

Legs, base and shelf of yew wood; gilt-bronze mounts; iron plate beneath shelf

Dimensions

Height: 36 3/8 in. (92.4 cm); Diameter: 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

	Native name	Metropolitan Museum of Art
	Location	Manhattan , New York City , United States of America
	Coordinates	40° 46′ 46″ N, 73° 57′ 48″ W
	Established	1870
	Website	www.metmuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q160236 VIAF : 126238294 ISNI : 0000000419368761 ULAN : 500125157 LCCN : n79129629 NLA : 36247933 WorldCat

Current location

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Accession number

26.256.1

Credit line

Bequest of James Alexander Scrymser, 1918

Source/Photographer

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