Casket on stand
style of William Vile
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1760 - circa 1820
Materials
Mahogany with gilt metal handles
Measurements
295 mm x 500 mm x 400 oz t
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Croome Park, Worcestershire
NT 170926.1
Summary
A mahogany casket of shaped rectangular form with canted corners, carved in relief with acanthus scrolls and scalework and with giltmetal side handles and twin lockplates
Provenance
Loaned to The National Trust by The Croome Heritage Trust in December 2007.
Makers and roles
style of William Vile, furniture maker
References
Coleridge, 2000: A.Coleridge. “English furniture supplied for Croome Court: Robert Adam and the 6th Earl of Coventry.” Apollo February (2000): pp.8-19., p.19,plates 20-21