A matched pair of tray-top night commodes, English, circa 1780
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1780
Materials
Mahogany, oak, brass handles
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 790999
Summary
A matched pair of tray-top night commodes, English, circa 1780. One mahogany, the other oak, each with pierced carrying handles and enclosed by a pair of doors above a pull-out section, one fitted with a chamber pot, the other converted to a drawer.
Provenance
Part of the Hussey collection. The contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 2006 by Mrs. Elizabeth Hussey.