Cupboard
Category
Furniture
Date
1683
Materials
Oak, walnut, bone
Measurements
169 x 129.5 x 56 cm
Place of origin
England
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Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire
NT 342629
Summary
An oak, walnut and bone-inlaid press cupboard, English, dated 1683. The moulded cornice with a frieze carved with meandering fruiting vine, drop finials and centred with a plain tablet inlaid with the date 1683, above a pair of doors, each with raised diamond-shaped panel and dog-tooth bone-inlaid border, flanking a central panel with similar dog-tooth decoration, all within a whirl-carved surround, the lower section with carved frieze drawer and a large pair of doors with raised rectangular moulded panels and enclosing shelves, raised on stile feet.
Marks and inscriptions
Centre of frieze: 1683