Desk box
Category
Furniture
Date
1600 - 1700
Materials
Carved oak
Measurements
620 x 285 x 425 mm
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Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire
NT 783830
Summary
Oak boarded box with sloping desk lid, 17th century; the front carved with pairs of S scrolls either side of initials ‘IH’ and a missing lock plate, the lock plate dividing the ‘I’ and ‘H’; small triangular iron strap hinges nailed to outside of lid; the interior fitted with three narrow shelves, the lower two divided.
Marks and inscriptions
In centre of front frieze, the letters divided by lock plate: 'I H'