Commode
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1730 - 1760
Materials
Pine or deal, paint, brass
Measurements
107 cm (H); 110 cm (W); 63 cm (D)
Place of origin
Netherlands
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Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire
On show at
Gunby Hall, Lincolnshire, Midlands, National Trust
NT 637071
Summary
A black japanned commode, Dutch, mid 18th century. With a raised superstructure with serpentine front incorporating four small drawers, the lower chest with three long serpentine drawers, raised on bracket feet. The whole decorated with Asian designs depicting figures and buildings within landscape scenes. This serpentine commode, is of a typical form, executed in Holland between circa 1730-60. The carcase contains a high proportion of pine and deal and this characteristic construction would point to the commode almost certainly being made by the Witwerkers Guild - cabinet-makers who specialised in making carcases in 'white wood' for painted or japanned decoration.
Provenance
Gifted to the National Trust by Field Marshal Sir Archibald and Lady Montgomery Massingberd in 1944.