Wardrobe
George Hughes (fl.1929 - 1935)
Category
Furniture
Date
1936
Materials
Walnut veneer, rosewood, brass and mirror glass
Measurements
1850 mm (H)
Place of origin
Oxford
Order this imageCollection
Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire
NT 1652095.6
Summary
Wardrobe. Plain bow front. Squat cabriole feet. Long mirror inside. Hanging section, brass rail, shelf over. 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