Whatnot
Category
Furniture
Date
1925 - 1949
Materials
Mahogany, Metal
Measurements
1255 x 443 x 439 mm
Place of origin
Great Britain
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Chartwell, Kent
NT 1100212
Summary
A mahogany whatnot, English, second quarter 19th century, with four square tiers, the upper three tiers with line incised aprons, the bottom tier above a single drawer with brass handle, the turned corner uprights with small turned finials and terminating in brass castors.
Provenance
Chartwell was purchased by Winston Churchill in 1922 and for the next 40 years it was the family home. Presented to the National Trust in 1946, Winston and Clementine Churchill continued to live there until 1965 when it was relinquished to the management of the National Trust. Much of the contents of Chartwell were accepted by the Treasury in payment of death duty and retained in the house. Lady Churchill also gifted many pieces and others are on loan from the Churchill family.