Not on display

This object consists of 14 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Bonheur Du Jour

1794 (made)
Artist/Maker
Seddon & Sons (made)
Wedgwood (makers)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Mahogany cabinet ornamented with Wedgwood plaques, diamond-shaped decoration on the main drawers, and octagonal legs

Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Bonheur du jour
Parts
This object consists of 14 parts.

  • Bonheur Du Jour
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Writing Slope
  • Ink Bottle
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
  • Keys
Materials and techniques
Mahogany
Cabinet Making
Brief description
Bonheur du jour, British, signed by Seddon & Co. Mahogany, ornamented with Wedgwood plaques
Physical description
Mahogany cabinet ornamented with Wedgwood plaques, diamond-shaped decoration on the main drawers, and octagonal legs
Dimensions
  • Height: 142cm (Note: Measurement taken from department registers)
  • Width: 91.5cm (Note: Measurement taken from department registers)
  • Depth: 52cm (Note: Measurement taken from department registers)
Gallery label
(pre October 2000)
BONHEUR DU JOUR
ENGLISH; dated 1794
Mahogany, ornamented with Wedgwood plaques

Signed Seddon & Co., and dated 1794. Seddons were the largest London cabinet-making enterprise in the late eighteenth century, but relatively few other documented pieces by them are known.

Purchased by the Brigadier Clark Fund through the National Art-Collections Fund.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the Brigadier Clark Fund through Art Fund
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.40:1-1987

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Record createdApril 3, 2001
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O58225/bonheur-du-jour-seddon--sons/
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