Display case
Category
Furniture
Date
1770 - 1799
Materials
Mahogany, satinwood, gilt-metal
Measurements
76.5 x 160.5 x 55 cm
Place of origin
England
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Chartwell, Kent
NT 1101688
Summary
A satinwood-inlaid mahogany display case, adapted from a spinet (possibly square piano), English, late 18th century, the rectangular hinged top, the front section of the top divided into two hinged sections, the top lifting to reveal a well from which the original spinet workings have been removed and glass protective surfaces installed, the front and sides of the display case with inlaid satinwood lines, two brass lockplates applied to the front, the upper section supported on a base with six line-inlaid square-section tapering legs, the corner legs with gilt-metal roundels applied to the tops.
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.