Buffet
Thomas Hopper (1776 - 1856)
Category
Furniture
Date
1600 - 1699
Materials
Oak and pine
Measurements
229 x 167.5 x 71 cm
Place of origin
Holland
Collection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1420117
Summary
Buffet. A massive 17th century Dutch oak buffet (possibly made from older pieces), heavily carved with figures and cherubs, having two cupboards above, a long central drawer, and a cupboard below, the whole supported on five massive ebonised ball feet. It was altered in about 1840 by Thomas Hopper.
Provenance
See copy of card found in cupboard, 1995
Makers and roles
Thomas Hopper (1776 - 1856), designer