Clothes press

Description

Clothes press of mahogany, with swan-necked pediment, two-door cabinet and four-drawer chest, made by William (Deacon) Brodie of Edinburgh in 1786

Museum reference

H.KL 157

Object name

Clothes press

Production information

Brodie, William, Deacon, 1741 - 1788
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1786

Materials

Mahogany

Physical description

Wood, mahogany

References

Francis Bamford, 'A Dictionary of Edinburgh Furniture Makers', London, 1983, p.26, and illustrated, pl. 27.

Mary Ann Apicella, 'Scottish Cabinetmakers in Federal New York', Hanover, 2007, p.74, illustrated.

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