Chest-on-chest
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1730
Materials
Walnut, brass, walnut veneer, oak, deal
Measurements
181.6 cm (H); 102.8 cm (W); 54.6 cm (D)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Beningbrough Hall, North Yorkshire
NT 1190867
Summary
A feather banded and cross banded walnut chest on chest, English, circa 1730. The upper section with a moulded cornice and three short and three long drawers flanked by canted fluted corners, the lower section with a slide and three further long drawers, the lower drawer with a 'sunburst' inlaid cove, raised on bracket feet. The brass handles replaced.
Provenance
Bequest to the National Trust of conditionally tax exempt objects from Lady Megaw to Beningbrough Hall in 1973.