Dressing table
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1920
Materials
Bamboo, lacquer, mirror glass
Measurements
158 x 99.5 x 53.5 cm
Place of origin
England
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 882777.6
Summary
The dressing table from a set of bamboo and lacquer bedroom furniture, English, circa 1920. The mirror with matching pediment to the wardrobe and tightly scrolled decoration below the frieze drawer (matching the chairs), the table top of lacquer panels and with shaped open compartment and small drawer just adjacent to the mirror. The set comprising a wardrobe, a pair of chairs, two occasional tables, a dressing table with swing mirror, a washstand with tiled back and a fire screen, the lacquer panels apparently Japanese and decorated with flowers and foliage.
Provenance
Delivered from the Treasurer's House, Martock, Somerset, a National Trust property, on 13 November 1970.