Dressing table
probably Gillows of Lancaster
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1825
Materials
Mahogany, oak, deal, brass, glass
Measurements
81.28 x 121.92 x 58.42 cm
Place of origin
Lancaster or London
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Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 206932
Summary
A mahogany dressing table, English, circa 1825, probably by Gillows of Lancaster. The rectangular top with low three-quarter gallery above five cockbeaded drawers around an arched kneehole. Decorated with panel beadings and reeded mouldings. Raised on four turned, tapering and reeded legs terminating in brass caps and castors.
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.
Makers and roles
probably Gillows of Lancaster , cabinetmaker