Dressing Table
ca. 1720 (made)
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| Place of origin |
On loan to Marble Hill House.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | walnut veneers, carved oak |
| Brief description | Walnut veneered knee-hole dressing table standing on bracket feet, ca. 1720, English |
| Physical description | Knee-hole dressing table standing on bracket feet. 3 drawers on either side of the knee-hole, which has a central cupboard and a concealed drawer above with bow-shaped carved lower edge bridging the knee-hole. Above this a long drawer and a writing-slide with ring handles. All the drawers have loop handles and rococo key escutcheons. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by C. D. Rotch |
| Object history | In 1968 this piece was on loan to Marble Hill House, Twickenham. |
| Summary | On loan to Marble Hill House. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.86:1-1962 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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