Cabinet
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Measurements
530 x 610 mm
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290154
Summary
A specimen wall box, originally glazed and containing butterflies. Due to lack of glass all the specimens have disintegrated and disappeared, leaving only rusty specimen pins. The box frame is made of mahogany with an inner lining. The outside is veneered in maplewood. The inner base is cork covered in paper.