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SIDEBOARD
SIDEBOARD
33.97
Top plain, extends slightly at sides; in three sections, center projects and has two cupboard doors with wire grille fronts (no glass); a single door with wire grille on each recessed side...
FRAME WITH PORTRAIT OF ELLA LETITIA MERRIWEATHER POST
FRAME WITH PORTRAIT OF ELLA LETITIA MERRIWEATHER POST
34.2
Grinling Gibbons (Circle of)
c. 1700
The frame has a rectangular opening now set with a more recent inner frame with an oval opening containing a portrait of Ella Letitia Merriweather Post (51.150). At the top is an eagle with...
TEA CADDY
TEA CADDY
34.22.1-5
Unknown
1780-1800
The tea caddy is oval in shape with a domed cover. The base is rectangular with incurving sides that rise to form a knop that supports the caddy. The work box and cover are made in several types...
DIORAMA
DIORAMA
34.23.1-2
Unknown
Late 19th c.-Early 20th c.
The sides of the box are covered in paper that is painted to represent lapis lazuli. On the cover is a shadowbox scene. There is a view of Whitehall in the background and in the foreground are two...
GLOBE OF EARTH (ONE OF TWO)
GLOBE OF EARTH (ONE OF TWO)
34.3.1
Unknown
18th c.
The globe stands on four legs carved from brown wood. They are connected with stretchers. The globes are covered with paper as well as the rims. The paper is printed and drawn upon in ink. One...
GLOBE OF EARTH (ONE OF TWO)
GLOBE OF EARTH (ONE OF TWO)
34.3.1
Unknown
18th c.
The globe stands on four legs carved from brown wood. They are connected with stretchers. The globes are covered with paper as well as the rims. The paper is printed and drawn upon in ink. One...
GLOBE OF SKY (ONE OF TWO)
GLOBE OF SKY (ONE OF TWO)
34.3.2
Unknown
18th c.
The globe stands on four legs carved from brown wood. They are connected with stretchers. The globes are covered with paper as well as the rims. The paper is printed and drawn upon in ink. One...
GLOBE OF SKY (ONE OF TWO)
GLOBE OF SKY (ONE OF TWO)
34.3.2
Unknown
18th c.
The globe stands on four legs carved from brown wood. They are connected with stretchers. The globes are covered with paper as well as the rims. The paper is printed and drawn upon in ink. One...
BOX
BOX
34.4
Unknown
19th c.
The box is shaped like a dog lying on the ground. His hair is short on his body and very long around his neck, so that he look s like a lion. He has long droopy ears and his glass eyes look...
BOX
BOX
34.44
Unknown
Late 18th c.-Early 19th c.
The sides of the box are polished. The cover is painted with a scene in a forest with huntsmen, horses, and dogs. The men and women are all dressed in 18th century costume. They are in a forest....
CONSOLE (BRACKET) (ONE OF TWO)
CONSOLE (BRACKET) (ONE OF TWO)
34.47.1
Unknown
18th c.
The brackets show two gilded dolphins with their tails intertwined which form the central motif. Beside them are branch and leaf sprays which extend upwards and are covered partly in off-white...
CONSOLE (BRACKET) (ONE OF TWO)
CONSOLE (BRACKET) (ONE OF TWO)
34.47.2
Unknown
18th c.
The brackets show two gilded dolphins with their tails intertwined which form the central motif. Beside them are branch and leaf sprays which extend upwards and are covered partly in off-white...