Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema , designer
British, born Netherlands, 1836–1912
Johnstone, Norman & Co., London, manufacturer
Sample panel for the Marquand Music Room
c. 1884
This panel was made as a sample to demonstrate how the different materials—contrasting inlays of ivory, mother-of-pearl, and ebony—would look when set against a background of varnished cedar wood. The design was adapted to decorate footstools (now lost) belonging to a suite of furniture commissioned by the American businessman and collector, Henry Marquand. The Clark’s grand piano formed the centerpiece of that suite.
| Medium | cedar, ivory, boxwood, ebony, abalone, glass and red foil, and period frame |
| Dimensions | 8 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 1 in. (21 x 52.1 x 2.5 cm) |
| Object Number | 2010.2 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by the Clark, 2010 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema , designer, Sample panel for the Marquand Music Room, c. 1884, cedar, ivory, boxwood, ebony, abalone, glass and red foil, and period frame. Clark Art Institute, Acquired by the Clark, 2010.2
