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Cabinet

1670-1700 (made)
Place of origin
England (made)

Consisting of two parts, the upper section a cupboard with two doors enclosing shelves, and the lower part a chest of four drawers (the top one with a sloping front) all raised on turned feet. Decorated with marquetry of various woods with figures and scrolling ornament.


Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Cabinet
Parts
This object consists of 7 parts.

  • Cabinet
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Key
  • Cabinet
Materials and techniques
Oak with marquetry of walnut, pear and ebony
Oak
Walnut
Pear
Ebony
Marquetry
Brief description
English or Continental c1700?, marquetry; on chest of drawers (possibly from another source)
Physical description
Consisting of two parts, the upper section a cupboard with two doors enclosing shelves, and the lower part a chest of four drawers (the top one with a sloping front) all raised on turned feet. Decorated with marquetry of various woods with figures and scrolling ornament.
Dimensions
  • Height: 205cm (Note: Measured NH Oct 2015)
  • Width: 109cm
  • Depth: 56cm
From catalogue (HWD): 6ft 9ins x 4ft 6ins x 21 1/2"
Object history
Bought from Durlacher Bros. of Bond Street on 26 March 1889 for £42 'blistered and rubbed'. The Cabinet is described in the RP as 'Marq.y Cabinet with door in the upper part and drawers below. English. Charles II'. R/P: MA/1/D1979/1

The dept. file states (apparently wrongly) that the cabinet was acquired from Stefano Bardini, Florence.
Bibliographic references
  • Benn, H.P and Shapland, H.P., The Nation's Treasures. Measured Drawings of Fine Old Furniture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & co. Ld and Benn Brothers Ltd., 1910, p. 16, pl. 19.
  • Esther, Singleton, The Furniture of our Forefathers. New York, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1913, top half only illustrated p. 60.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
157:2-1889

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Record createdNovember 16, 2006
Record URL
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