Night table
Category
Furniture
Date
1840 - 1860
Materials
Mahogany
Collection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1297478.2
Summary
One of a pair of mahogany commodes also known as Demi-lune night tables, mid 19th Century and made by Gillows of Lancaster. Semi-circular shape, hinged flaps to the tops, pair of doors with false drawer fronts and four dummy drawers below, splayed bracket feet. Three supports.
Provenance
Egerton collection devised to the National Trust in 1960 by Maurice, 4th Baron Egerton of Tatton (1874-1958
Marks and inscriptions
GILLOWS. LANCASTER (stamped on top edge of left hand cupboard door of TAT/F/349, b)