Not currently on display at the V&A

Cabinet on Stand

1790-1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Kingwood cabinet on stand, painted and with decoration in coloured curled paper-work. Rectangular form with a flat top and sides decorated entirely with designs in cut paper-work with printed details. In front, a pair of double doors are decorated with oval and square medallions, and inside the doors on an orange ground are oval medallions painted with images of children. Disclosed by the doors are seven drawers of graduated depth, their fronts decorated by curled paper-work with painted detail depicting birds. The stand has four tapering legs connected with turned, knopped stretchers. A frieze decorated with sides in curled paper-work.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 9 parts.

  • Cabinet
  • Stand
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
Materials and techniques
Kingwood and paper
Brief description
Kingwood cabinet on stand, with decoration in coloured curled paper-work. English, ca. 1800.
Physical description
Kingwood cabinet on stand, painted and with decoration in coloured curled paper-work. Rectangular form with a flat top and sides decorated entirely with designs in cut paper-work with printed details. In front, a pair of double doors are decorated with oval and square medallions, and inside the doors on an orange ground are oval medallions painted with images of children. Disclosed by the doors are seven drawers of graduated depth, their fronts decorated by curled paper-work with painted detail depicting birds. The stand has four tapering legs connected with turned, knopped stretchers. A frieze decorated with sides in curled paper-work.
Dimensions
  • Height: 131.4cm
  • Width: 50.2cm
  • Depth: 44.5cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss C. A. R. Adams
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
W.21:1-1947

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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