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Commode: M/F.14-1938

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Demi-lune satinwood commode, with brass handles. Bow fronted. The top and panels are cross banded with tulipwood, with mahogany and box-wood round the upper edge, and round the spade feet of the four short, tapering, legs. The centre panel has three dummy drawers, and six drop ring handles with their plates opens as a cupboard door. The two panels on either side of the three drawers represent two dummy cupboards. There is one shelf in the interior, and the inside of the cupboard door is veneered in mahogany

Legal notes

C. E. Byas Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 47 cm
Height: 85.4 cm
Width: 95.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Byas, Cecil E.

Dating

18th Century, Late
George III
Production date: circa AD 1780

School or Style

Neoclassical

Components of the work

Carcase composed of satinwood
Veneer composed of tulipwood
Handles composed of brass (alloy)

Materials used in production

Boxwood
Mahogany

Techniques used in production

Veneering

Identification numbers

Accession number: M/F.14-1938
Primary reference Number: 95945

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 28 July 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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