Night table
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1780
Materials
Mahogany, boxwood, brass
Measurements
74 x 48.5 x 42.5 cm
Place of origin
Great Britain
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1656176
Summary
A mahogany and boxwood-strung bedside out cupboard, British, circa 1780, the rectangular top with shaped gallery with cut-out handles to each side, the front with a pair of cupboard doors each inlaid with a boxwood strung canted square, the right door with a single knob handle, below is a sliding commode drawer with shaped apron, the front with a brass bail handle and circular backplates, on four square-section legs, the sections of the front legs designed to separate from the main when the sliding commode drawer is pulled forward.