Chest on Stand
mid 19th century (made)
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This chest on stand was made at Bareilly, a city in northern India that in the 19th century was famous for its painted and varnished furniture. Bareilly furniture-makers produced objects in a variety of different decorative finishes, causing some confusion for future generations trying to determine their place of manufacture. This chest on stand is of a type made in a variety of different colours and styles, some of which, like this one, incorporated conventional western-style floral motifs and others that were directly inspired by lacquer designs on Chinese export furniture. Until recently, examples of this type have been commonly misidentified as having been made in Canton (Guangzhou) in south-eastern China.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood, painted and varnished, with silvered brass mounts |
| Brief description | Chest on stand, wood, painted and varnished, with silvered brass mounts, Bareilly, mid-19th century. |
| Physical description | Chest on stand, wood, painted and varnished, with silvered brass mounts. Painted with a landscape in a chinese-style, showing figures, stylised buildings and willow trees. |
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| Summary | This chest on stand was made at Bareilly, a city in northern India that in the 19th century was famous for its painted and varnished furniture. Bareilly furniture-makers produced objects in a variety of different decorative finishes, causing some confusion for future generations trying to determine their place of manufacture. This chest on stand is of a type made in a variety of different colours and styles, some of which, like this one, incorporated conventional western-style floral motifs and others that were directly inspired by lacquer designs on Chinese export furniture. Until recently, examples of this type have been commonly misidentified as having been made in Canton (Guangzhou) in south-eastern China. |
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| Accession number | 02325:1, 2 |
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| Record created | November 29, 2002 |
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