Chest-on-chest
Category
Furniture
Date
1850
Materials
Mahogany, satinwood, olive wood, oak, ebony and brass
Measurements
160 mm (H)1042 mm (W)
Collection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1297486
Summary
A mahogany tall boy, circa 1850. With swan neck pediment and dentil mouldings, satinwood frieze decorated with husk garlands in olive wood marquetry, upper portion fitted with two short and three long oak lined drawers, fronts in crossbanded satinwood. Ebony line and corner motifs, brass medallion handles. Lower portion fitted with three similar drawers on moulded plinth bracket supports.
Provenance
Egerton collection devised to the National Trust in 1960 by Maurice, 4th Baron Egerton of Tatton (1874-1958)