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 107201.2.1
Summary
Cabinet 9. Mahogany and glazed double breakfront display cabinet, with 3 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