Dressing-chest

1810

Around the year 1800 Jean Joseph Chapuis (1765-1864) designed a totally new type of dressing-table by placing an adjustable mirror on a chest with sunken, and so barely visible, yellow copper gliders on which the mirror could be pulled to the front of the table top. The little chest with drawer, which replaced the customary table, provided a base sturdy enough to take the weight of the movable mirror. The top drawer often took the form of a writing surface covered with felt.

• Actors

  Chapuis, Jean Joseph (Maker)

• Places and dates

  Brussels, 1810 (Production)

• Style

  Empire

• Materials

  Bronze , Ebony , Copper , Mahogany , Plate glass

• Dimensions

  • Height: 1598 mm (Total)
  • Height: 76 mm (Closet)

• Category

  Case furniture

• Object number

  S91/23

• IPR status

  Public domain