Chest
Category
Furniture
Date
1660 - 1690
Materials
Oak, bone, mother of pearl, snakewood, rosewood, sycamore and iron hinges/escutcheons
Measurements
129 x 118 x 67 cm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Benthall Hall, Shropshire
NT 509680
Summary
A large oak and inlaid chest, English, late 17th century, profusely inlaid with bone, mother of pearl and sycamore and with rosewood and snakewood veneer to the raised panels, having a frieze drawer, a deep centre drawer and three plain drawers enclosed by the pair of cupboard doors, all with bird, rosette and Roman bust detail in geometric patterns, in two sections, on later bun feet.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust in the will of Miss Phoebe Waterfield. Accepted for ownership by The National Trust in 1976 following the death of Miss Phoebe Waterfield in April 1976