Not currently on display at the V&A

Cabinet

ca. 1730 (made)
Artist/Maker
Coxed and Woster (makers)
Place of origin
England (made)

Bureau of oak, darkened and polished to a mahogany colour, with a fall front above two short drawers, which are above two long drawers. The bureau has shaped bracket feet and gilt brass escutcheons and handles, with channelled mouldings

Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Cabinet
Parts
This object consists of 11 parts.

  • Cabinet
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Oak
Brass (Alloy)
Cabinet Making
Brief description
Bureau labelled Coxed and Woster, English, ca. 1730, oak darkened and polished to a mahogany colour.
Physical description
Bureau of oak, darkened and polished to a mahogany colour, with a fall front above two short drawers, which are above two long drawers. The bureau has shaped bracket feet and gilt brass escutcheons and handles, with channelled mouldings
Dimensions
  • Height: 104.1cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
  • Depth: 50.8cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
  • Width: 91.4cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
Marks and inscriptions
Made by Coxed and Woster, whose label (3" by 4") is pasted on the bottom of the inside of the top right hand drawer: "G. Coxed and T. Woster. At the White Swan, against the South Gate / in St. Paul's Church Yard, London, Makes / and sells Cabinets, Scrutoires, Desks, and Book- / Cases, Buros, Chest of drawers, Whisk, Ombre, / Dutch and India Tea-Tables; All sorts of Looking- / Glasses, Large Sconces, Dressing Sets, and / Wainscot-Work of all sorts at Reasonable Rates. / Old Glasses New polished and made up fashionable."
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.32:1-1969

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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