Gentleman's wardrobe
James Winter
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1830 - circa 1840
Materials
Mahogany, oak, deal, brass
Measurements
129.54 x 213.36 x 60.96 cm
Place of origin
101 Wardour Street, Soho, London
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Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 206814
Summary
A mahogany breakfront 'gentleman's' wardrobe, or dressing chest, English, circa 1825, retailed by James Winter, 101 Wardour Street, Soho, London. Centred by a pair of sunken arch-paneled doors enclosing five slides (removed, elsewhere in room). Flanked to either side by a bank of five graduated and cockbeaded short drawers. Raised on a plinth base.
Provenance
Date of acquisition not recorded, but probably acquired by George Bambridge (1892 - 1943) and Elsie Bambridge (1896 - 1976), who purchased a largely empty Wimpole in 1938. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1976 by Elsie Bambridge.
Marks and inscriptions
Carcase, second drawers down from top and fourth drawers down from top: James Winter, 101 Wardour Street, Soho, London
Makers and roles
James Winter , retailer