Butler's tray
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1850 - circa 1899
Materials
Walnut
Measurements
11 x 71 x 57 cm
Place of origin
Great Britain
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Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 207048.2
Summary
A walnut butler's tray, English, mid- to late 19th century, raised on a probably associated stand [NT 207048.1]. The tray with stepped gallery to either short side, pierced with a carry handle. Of dovetailed construction.
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.