Materials and construction: The Face of the Cabinet

Materials and construction: The Face of the Cabinet

Papelera front view

Each drawer is decorated with a panel of pyro-engraved bone framed in ebony; the narrative scenes depicted all derive from Samuel I with the exception of the central panel, which shows the story of Noah's sacrifice, and some purely decorative floral panels appear on the base, top, and sides of the cabinet. The differences in both content and style between the central panel and internal and external drawers suggests multiple artists' hands and evidences a history of restoration.