Display cabinet
Arthur Stanley George Butler, FRIBA (1888 - 1965)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1925
Materials
mahogany, glass & brass
Measurements
244 x 840 x 66 cm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107201.1.1
Summary
Cabinet 2. Mahogany and glazed double breakfront display cabinet and features no internal shelves. Designed specifically for this room by A.S.G. Butler circa 1925. The cabinet is part of a attached row of 5 cabinets all of which features a dentil cornice, tapering legs and brass fittings. The cabinet number is printed in gold numbering at the top center of the cabinet. Internal fabric covering is an off-white cotton which was a replacement by the National Trust in 2010; internal led strip lights run vertically up the side of the interior.
Provenance
Purchased in 1986 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000). Gifted to the National Trust in 1987 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Makers and roles
Arthur Stanley George Butler, FRIBA (1888 - 1965), architect Frederick Sage and Company, manufacturer