Object Detail
Description
table, oval, border inlaid with boxwood or fruitwood into which carnations or pinks have been engraved with penwork which appear to have originally been coloured with red pigment. Fine featherwork detail above drawers. The square tapering legs are similarly inlaid and are surmounted with paterae; the drawer front is inlaid with scrolled foliage. The feet are furnished with castors and the flaps operate by means of a rule-joint. Mahogany drawer linings. Original patina.
Maker and role
furniture maker: unknown
Production place
England
Production date
circa 1775
Media description
Mahogany, Satinwood, fruitwood
Measurements
732 x 1075 x 763 mm (open)
Credit line
Foundation Collection, 1989
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A0038
TJC reference number
5030
