Objekt 5
Cabinet desk by Johannes Tschudy
Description
The table supports a cabinet top with a door compartment framed by twelve drawers. The elaborate inlays of various exotic woods, enhanced by mushroom-stained green wood inlays in a walnut background show courtship parrots with berry branches, music trophy and weapon trophy. They are indications of education and beauty as well as courage and steadfastness. The extraordinarily high-quality furniture was made around 1730 by the ebenist Johannes Tschudy-Meyer, probably for the Basel residence of the margraves of Baden-Durlach. A parallel piece stands on the opposite wall.
Object description
Cabinet maker Johannes Tschudy-Meyer (1672-1736) (attributed),
Basel, circa 1730,
Fir (blind wood), inlays of various native and individual exotic woods in a walnut background,
Gift of Dr. Marie-Agnes Massini, Basel,
Inv. 2007.159.