Table leaf
possibly Gillow of Lancaster
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1820
Materials
Mahogany
Place of origin
Lancaster
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Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1196641.3
Summary
One of three mahogany table extension leaves from a mahogany extending dining table, in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster, circa 1820.
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.
Makers and roles
possibly Gillow of Lancaster , furniture maker possibly Gillow and Co, furniture maker