Bachelor's chest
Category
Furniture
Date
1700 - 1729
Materials
Walnut, brass
Measurements
78.8 x 81.3 x 41 cm
Place of origin
Great Britain
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1656103
Summary
A walnut bachelor's chest, British, early 18th century, the rectangular hinged fold-over top with featherbanding, the fold-out supported on two pull-outs with brass knob handles, the front with two short above three long graduated drawers, the drawer fronts with brass bail handles and shaped backplates and lockplates, on bracket feet.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013