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Category
Furniture
Date
1500 - 1600
Materials
Oak
Measurements
1140 x 1880 x 435 mm
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Little Moreton Hall, Cheshire
NT 282336
Caption
'The cupborde of boxes' contains 25 drawers of varying sizes, possibly for the storage of documents. It is listed in the 1599 inventory of the chattels of Little Moreton Hall.
Summary
Oak Chest with 25 inner drawers. Chest consists of: two doors, each with four panels carved with a strapwork style boss enclosing 25 drawers of two different sizes. The carcass of the chest is probably 16th century. Standing on four square section block feet. The inventory of John Moreton mentions 'one cubborde of boxes', and this probably refers to this large cupboard with the 25 small drawers inside. For several years the belief has been that it was used for storage of documents not spices. Due to research into the Moreton Family, the larger sizes of the drawers and lack of residual aromas. (Updated 2025). Oak chest, probably for the storage of spices, consisting of two doors, each with four panels carved with a strapwork style boss enclosing 25 drawers of two different sizes. The carcass of the chest is probably 16th century. Standing on four square section block feet. The inventory of 1601 mentions 'one cubborde of boxes', and this probably refers to this large cupboard with the 25 small drawers inside.
Full description
Oak Chest with 25 inner drawers. Chest consists of: two doors, each with four panels carved with a strapwork style boss enclosing 25 drawers of two different sizes. The carcass of the chest is probably 16th century. Standing on four square section block feet. The inventory of John Moreton mentions 'one cubborde of boxes', and this probably refers to this large cupboard with the 25 small drawers inside. For several years the belief has been that it was used for storage of documents not spices. Due to research into the Moreton Family, the larger sizes of the drawers and lack of residual aromas. (Updated 2025).
Provenance
Identified with the entry for 'one cubborde of boxes' in the inventory of 1601.