Bonheur Du Jour
1794 (made)
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Mahogany cabinet ornamented with Wedgwood plaques, diamond-shaped decoration on the main drawers, and octagonal legs
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 14 parts.
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| 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 |
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| Gallery label | 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.(pre October 2000) |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the Brigadier Clark Fund through Art Fund |
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| Accession number | W.40:1-1987 |
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| Record created | April 3, 2001 |
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