Press cupboard
Category
Furniture
Date
1680 - 1850
Materials
Carved oak with inlay
Measurements
2060 x 550 mm
Order this imageCollection
Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire
NT 783918
Summary
Carved oak press cupboard dated 1680 with later additions; upper section with a recessed central panel between two cupboard doors; the central panel and door panels carved with scrollwork; the framing with applied guilloche; the frieze of the canopy with central inscription ‘WBH 1680’ and running scrolls, ending in a pair of herms over cup-and-cover pendants; the canopy surmounted by an applied pediment, gabled in the centre and carved with vine trails in the Lancashire manner; lower section with two cupboard doors, each with a long horizontal panel carved with scrollwork, over two tall panels inlaid with flowering plants in pots; the framing carved with running scrolls, some applied later; on turned bulbous feet.
Marks and inscriptions
In centre of frieze on canopy: W B H 16 80