Cabinet on chest
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1690 - 1710
Materials
Japanning, brass handles and lockplate, oak carcass, ebonised bun feet
Measurements
183 x 102 x 51 cm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ightham Mote, Kent
NT 825299
Summary
A black japanned and Chinoiserie-decorated cabinet on chest, English, circa 1690-1710. Decorated overall with warriors and dragons, figures in landscapes, trees and birds, all within foliate borders, the sides with raised flower and bird detail, the cabinet with elaborate lock plate, engraved brass hinges and corner mounts to doors, opening to reveal ten variously-sized drawers with plain brass loop handles, the chest with two short and two long drawers with later hexagonal brass handles, on later ebonised bun feet.