Writing table
Gillows of Lancaster
Category
Furniture
Date
1840
Materials
Baize, Boxwood [buxus sempervirens], Mahogany
Place of origin
Lancaster
Collection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1297384
Summary
A mahogany writing table, circa 1840, made by Gillows of Lancaster. Boxwood line inlay, red baized hinged top, two end drawers, on square tapering supports.
Marks and inscriptions
GILLOWS. LANCASTER (stamped on drawer edge. This stamp looks finer than the later ones on other Gillows furniture at Tatton)
Makers and roles
Gillows of Lancaster , cabinet maker