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Maker: Channon, John (Attributed to)
Mahogany chest of five drawers with serpentine front, canted corners and bracket feet. Two short and three long drawers. With ormolu mounts in the French taste, and side handles also of chased ormolu. The top is formed of mahogany veneer on deal, which has cracked in several places.
Bequeathed by Louis C. G. Clarke, 1960.
Depth: 70 cm
Height: 89.5 cm
Width: 111.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa
1755
-
Circa
1760
Mounts
composed of
ormolu
Carcase
composed of
mahogany
Ormulu
Accession number: M.27-1961
Primary reference Number: 95849
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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