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Mary Cottenham Yeats
Chest with scenes of Hy Brazilcirca 1901

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Responses to Industrialization
Painted wooden trunk with theatrical figural scenes covering the front panel and lid, featuring costumed figures including a harlequin and women in full-length gowns, rendered in a flat illustrative style
Painted wooden box with hinged lid and metal corner brackets, decorated with polychrome figural scenes. The front panel shows dancing figures in commedia dell'arte-style costumes—including a harlequin in checkered suit and women in full-skirted gowns—among stylized trees and a mountain landscape. The lid depicts a procession of costumed figures across a green countryside with distant architecture.
Artist or Maker
Mary Cottenham Yeats
Ireland, 1867-1947
Title
Chest with scenes of Hy Brazil
Date Made
circa 1901
Medium
Painted pine, wrought iron
Dimensions
19 × 66 × 26 in. (48.26 × 167.64 × 66.04 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Bruce Newman
Accession Number
M.2017.313
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design