Night cupboard
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1870
Materials
Satin birch, rosewood
Measurements
86 x 42 x 38 cm
Place of origin
England
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Dunster Castle, Somerset
NT 725792
Summary
A satin birch bedside cupboard, English, circa 1870, by Gillow. The top with three-quarter gallery and enclosed by a panelled door crossbanded in rosewood, standing on a plinth, stamped on top edge of door GILLOW L476.
Full description
By the end of the 18th century the Lancaster firm of Gillow had a London shop and were one of the leading cabinet-makers in Britain. In 1813 the third generation of the Gillow family sold the businesses in London and Lancaster. As Gillow & Co. the firm continued to flourish and to export furniture across the world right through the Victorian period, including the important commission to make furniture for the New Palace of Westminster, until 1897 when it became Waring & Gillow Ltd.
Marks and inscriptions
On top edge of door: GILLOW L476