Wardrobe
Burrey
Category
Furniture
Date
1850 - 1899
Materials
Mahogany, mirror glass, ceramic
Measurements
212 x 228 x 70 cm
Place of origin
Shrewsbury
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Sunnycroft, Shropshire
NT 1318210
Summary
A mahogany breakfront wardrobe, English, second half 19th century, the moulded cornice above three cupboard doors, the widest central door set with an arched mirror plate, flanked on either side by a paneled door, the central cupboard with three sliding trays above four drawers, the side cupboards with brass hanging rails, on a moulded plinth base.
Provenance
Sunnycroft was built in 1880 for J.G. Wackrill, founder of the Shropshire Brewery. It was bought in the early 1890s by Mary Jane Slaney who proceeded to extend the house and lay out the grounds to create the estate that is there today. After Mary Slaney died in 1912 the property was bought by her brother-in-law John Vernon Thomas Lander. Three generations of the Lander family lived at Sunnycroft. J.V.T. Lander's granddaughter Joan bequeathed the estate to the National Trust in 1997.
Marks and inscriptions
'Burrey Pride Hill Shrewsbury' (stamped)
Makers and roles
Burrey, supplier