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Maker: Unknown
Mahogany chest of bombé shape with lid, two drawers, four bracket feet, brass handles and brass mounts.
Mahogany chest of bombé shape at the front and sides, the lid with carved gadrooned border. A contemporary ormolu handle at each side of fluted and splayed design with leaf motif at centre. Originally embellished with pierced ormolu mounts on the upper and lower front corners, and with a large pierced lockplate. These are now missing, and the present cast lockplate is not original. Inside the lid, a modern brass strengthening band and large brass bolts. The stand is set on four bracket feet carved with gadroons, rococo scrolls and leaves, the lower moulding also carved with a foliate motif. It contains two drawers decorated with blind fretwork, each with two ormolu rococo handles and backplates
History note: Unknown before donor, S. Harris
Given by S. Harris in memory of his brother, George Harris
Depth: 82.6 cm
Height: 106.7 cm
Width: 149.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1948-03-02) by Harris, S.
18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa
1750
CE
-
Circa
1760
CE
Carcase
composed of
mahogany
Mounts
composed of
brass (alloy)
Mounts, Lockplate
Accession number: M.3-1948
Primary reference Number: 98194
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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