Night commode
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1780
Materials
Mahogany, brass handles
Measurements
76.5 x 56 x 47 cm
Place of origin
England
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Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 790999.2
Summary
One of a matched pair of tray-top night commodes, English, circa 1780. This one mahogany, the other oak, each with pierced carrying handles and enclosed by a pair of doors above a pull-out section, one fitted with a chamber pot, the other converted to a drawer.
Provenance
Part of the Hussey collection. The contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 2006 by Mrs. Elizabeth Hussey.