Tallboy drawer
Category
Furniture
Date
1760 - 1820
Materials
Mahogany, birch, boxwood, ebony, metal and paper
Measurements
175 x 1028 x 478 mm
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 13550.11
Summary
The third drawer from a George III style tallboy base section (NT13550.3) with shrinkage split. Metal oval backplate to D-shaped handles. Backplate with twisted rope rim, oval raised centre with tear drop decoration. Lock with no key. Inlays of straight bands of ebony and boxwood form an Oxford style frame around the edge of the drawer front. Contains white lining paper and newspaper dated, 1928
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.