Secrétaire
Marsh and Tatham
Category
Furniture
Date
c. 1806
Materials
Mahogany inlaid with ebony
Measurements
1420 x 968 x 520 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Hinton Ampner, Hampshire
NT 1529675
Summary
Mahogany upright secretaire, banded and inlaid with ebony stars and floral designs, the fall-flap enclosing drawers and pigeon-holes flanked by turned fluted uprights carved with lotus platform base and ebony claw feet. Similar to designs produced for the Prince of Wales' Library at Carlton House, London in 1806..Designed by Charles Heathcote Tatham (1772-1842) and made by Marsh & Tatham, London c.1806. An apparent pair to this example is at Calke Abbey, NT 287007.
Provenance
Deerleap House, Rowlands Castle, Hampshire; H. Lintols, Chichester; purchased by Ralph Dutton for Hinton Ampner House, 26 March, 1938.
Makers and roles
Marsh and Tatham, maker Charles Heathcote Tatham (1772-1842), designer
References
Jourdain, 1946: Margaret Jourdain. “Ralph Dutton’s collection of Regency furniture.” Country Life 06 Dec. 1946., Fig. 5 Jourdain 1949: Margaret Jourdain, Regency Furniture 1795-1820. London: Country Life, (1949), Fig. 22