Cabinet
George Hughes (fl.1929 - 1935)
Category
Furniture
Date
1936
Materials
Walnut veneer, rosewood and glass
Measurements
848 mm (H)
Place of origin
Oxford
Order this imageCollection
Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire
NT 1652095.5
Summary
Bedside cabinet. Cabriole legs. Drawer, chamber pot cupboard. Glass top. Side flaps. Part of a bedroom suite made by George Hughes (fl.1929-1935) for Halliday's of Oxford, 1936.
Provenance
Commissioned by Lady Elizabeth Nuffield for Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire from Cecil A. Halliday of Oxford, 1936; Collection of William R. Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, by bequest to Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 1963, by transfer to National Trust, Nuffield Place, 2011.
Makers and roles
George Hughes (fl.1929 - 1935), maker Cecil A. Halliday, retailer