The Cecil Family Collects: Four Centuries of Decorative Arts from Burghley House
The Fifth and Ninth Earls acquired Numerous objects and furnishings for the House, many of which are a part of this exhibition. Included are pieces of furniture from Burghley - such as an ebony and marquetry cabinet inset with pietra dura pieces (a gift from Archduke Cosimo III of Tuscany). Mythological sculptures cast in bronze and carved from marble, wood, and ivory are also displayed. Pieces from different Cecil family collections and individual works in a Burghley House setting can also be viewed.
Dates: November 1998 - March 2000
1998
November 21 - January 17, 1999
Cincinnati Art Museum (Cincinnati, Ohio)
1999
February 13 - April 11
May 8 - July 4
August 1 - October 10
November 6 - January 2, 2000
Society of the Four Arts (Palm Beach, Florida)
New Orleans Museum of Art (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Santa Barbara, California)
Lakeview Museum of Arts & Science (Peoria, Illinois)
2000
January 22 - March 19
Columbia Museum of Art (Columbia, South Carolina)
Traveling Exhibitions from Art Services International
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