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Rau Antiques Acquires 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Liberty Cupboard
The magnificent pediment features the French symbol of liberty, Marianne, in a place of honor.
The magnificent pediment features the French symbol of liberty, Marianne, in a place of honor.
  This beautifully carved U.S.-France Liberty cupboard was created for the Louisiana State Exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, or St. Louis World’s Fair, in 1904. Crafted of walnut, this cabinet celebrates both the special relationship between Louisiana and France and the flourishing fertility of the plantation. A complex language of symbolism informs this entire piece. Classical elements include allusions to France’s Lady Liberty, Marianne, who appears on the cupboard’s pediment atop branches of oak, and olive and river rushes, and who is joined by two ...

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