Cabinet
Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1797 - 1875)
Category
Furniture
Date
1850 - 1870
Materials
pine
Measurements
1590 x 1120 mm
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288336
Summary
An ebonised pine cabinet with a recessed top with double doors. The upper doors have two carved panels and lower doors each have two carved panels and the lower doors each have a carved panel in pine with a light coloured varnish. A carved plaque in the top reads 'MSS.IGW' (John Gardner Wilkinson). The panels show classical scenes and figures, the upper part has a curved cornice and one interior shelf, the lower part has one shelf and stands on straight legs, a notch cut in the spandrel. Modern strutts of wood hold the carved panels.
Provenance
Given to the Harpur Crewe family by Sir John Gardner Wilkinson.
Marks and inscriptions
MSS.IGW (on plinth of top cupboard)
Makers and roles
Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1797 - 1875), carver