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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
Not currently on display at the V&A
On display at Grosvenor House Museum, Chester

Sideboard

1810-1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

On loan to Grosvenor Hall Museum, Cleveland.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Carved mahogany with brass
Brief description
British, 1810-20, mahogany and brass. RF: 56/641
Physical description
Sideboard: Mahogany. The legs, two behind and four in front, are tapered and cannelated and terminate in lion paw feet. The projecting centre, supported on a pair of legs, contains a single drawer witha flat arch beneath. On each side a pair of drawers with curved fronts, all with brass lion mask handles. In the frieze above the legs six carved mahogany lion masks. The top decorated with inlaid stringing following the outline of the front. At the back a brass rail supported by three brass uprights with vase-shaped finials. The brass rail should possess a curtain.
Dimensions
  • Height: 94cm (From grey file)
  • Length: 213cm (From grey file)
  • Width: 72.4cm (From grey file)
Subject depicted
Summary
On loan to Grosvenor Hall Museum, Cleveland.
Collection
Accession number
W.41-1950

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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