MINIATURE
BUREAU CABINET
TYPE – Object / cabinet
STYLE – Indo euro
DISCRIPTION -Scaled down version of English Bureau Cabinet
-upper part is divided into 3 parts
-upper central part has 4 drawers
USE – For writing & storing documents & papers
MATERIALS – Ivory ,sandalwood
FEATURES INDIAN
influence
-Bracket feet
(decorated with animal
masks)
-Floral patterns
(from vizigapatam)
EUROPEAN
influence
-Pediment
(broken n optional)
-Engraving
(horizontal spaces with
rows of fantastic buildings , pavillions , fence;
vertical space in 2
tiers ,1st of trees & 2nd of buildings)
-Veneering
(ivory veneered on
sandalwood carcass)
-Decoration
(depicting pavilions &
landscapes of dutch & english engraving)
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