Night table
Gillow and Co.
Category
Furniture
Date
1840 - 1860
Materials
Oak, marble, brass
Measurements
82.5 cm (H); 43 cm (W); 37 cm (D)
Place of origin
England
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Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1195755
Summary
An oak bedside cabinet, by Gillow & Co. London numbered 13116, 1882-3. With a single frieze drawer carved with repeated rosette motif and brass handle, on four turned supports above a marble lined cupboard behind single hinged door with a lozenge panel, raised on four turned feet fitted with castors.
Provenance
Speke Hall and its contents were bequeathed, as a secondary devise, to the National Trust by Adelaide Watt (d.1921) in 1943. Speke was initially bequeathed to the Norris family (who built the original house during the 16th century). It was then leased to Liverpool City Council and later to the Museums Department of Merseyside County Council. The National Trust took over direct management of the house and its contents in 1986.
Marks and inscriptions
Drawer: GILLOW and Co 13116
Makers and roles
Gillow and Co.
References
Stuart, Susan 'Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730 - 1840' (2008) 2 vols.