Bed table
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1850
Materials
Mahogany, deal, brass, ceramic
Measurements
70.5 cm (H); 82.5 cm (W); 51 cm (D)
Place of origin
England
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Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1196560
Summary
A mahogany bedside reading table, English, circa 1850. The rectangular top fitted with twin adjustable reading slopes, frieze drawer with a hinged cover to ink stands and pen rest, two additional sliding side rests. Raised on a turned columnar support and shaped base with turned feet and 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.