Cellaret
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1780
Materials
Mahogany, softwood, lead and brass
Measurements
65 x 48.5 x 45.5 cm
Place of origin
England
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Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 608347
Summary
A mahogany cellaret or wine cooler, English, circa 1780. Of octagonal form, and with a hinged top with moulded edge enclosing an interior fitted with a lead-liner. The lid bound with a band of brass; the body bound with two and fitted with a pair of brass carrying handles. With a base moulding and four later tapering square-section chamfered legs terminating in moulded square feet.
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and partial contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) and transferred to the National Trust on 15th May 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
Underside: Berwick (hand-written in black ink)