Wash basin
Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1760 - circa 1820
Materials
Padouk
Measurements
910 x 430 x 440 mm; 960 mm (Height)
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Croome Park, Worcestershire
NT 170991.1
Summary
A George III padouk wash basin and ewer stand supplied by Mayhew and Ince after a design by Robert Adam, on four slender legs terminating in hoof feet and headed by finely carved rams’ heads. See also National trust Inventory Numbers 170991.2 and 170991.2
Provenance
Supplied by Mayhew and Ince after a design by Robert Adam. Loaned to The National Trust by The Croome Heritage Trust in December 2007
Makers and roles
Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792), designer William Ince & John Mayhew (fl. 1759-99), furniture supplier
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.10, plates 3-5