Dressing table
Gillows of Lancaster
Category
Furniture
Date
1812
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Mahogany
Measurements
837 mm (H)1219 mm (W)533 mm (D)
Place of origin
Lancaster
Collection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1297288
Summary
A mahogany dressing table, circa 1812, made by Gillows of Lancaster. Knee-hole, having a galleried back and sides. Shaped front with reeded edge, ebony inlaid frieze. Three drawers and two shallow cupboards, square tapering supports, stained bone knobs.
Marks and inscriptions
GILLOWS. LANCASTER (stamped on top right hand drawer, top edge)
Makers and roles
Gillows of Lancaster , cabinetmaker