Ebony cabinet on stand: KTL.2-1984

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Ebony cabinet on stand

Maker(s)

Maker: Waals, Peter van der

Entities

Cabinet on stand

Categories

Cabinet (case furniture)

Description

Rectangular, with twelve small drawers flanking a central door, above two long drawers. The stand has an open shelf, lattice sides, and back rails. The whole thing has finely chamfered edges

Legal notes

Anonymous lender

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 34.5 cm
Height: 117 cm
Width: 73.5 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1984) by Anonymous

Dating

20th century
Production date: circa AD 1920

Materials used in production

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: KTL.2-1984
Primary reference Number: 206822
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 29 September 2015 Updated: Monday 5 July 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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            University of Cambridge}}

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