Display case
Category
Furniture
Date
1700 - 1800
Materials
burr elm, glass & textile
Measurements
1750 x 1040 mm
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 287402.1
Summary
One of a pair of late 18th century burr elm display cases. Both having a double cupboard with glazed double door and glazed side panels. The lancet mouldings interlocking at the top in the upper cupboard. The mouldings of the lower cupboard forming a diamond shape. Five sloping shelves in the upper half, two sloping shelves in the lower. The shelves, sub-divided into sections, are lined with a red felt material. Both cases stand on short square supports. They contain fossils and stones, collected by Sir Vauncey circa 1879.
Provenance
Contents (fossils and stones) collected by Sir Vauncey circa 1879.