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Shire of Toodyay > Records

WASH STAND, ENGLISH MAHOGANY

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1810

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Domestic equipment

Overview

Varnished timber cabinet with edged top on three sides.
Has six metal legs with original brass castors.
Has one top drawer, two cupboards and three smaller drawers below side by side.The long drawer is a false one, however the small drawers and cupboards are real. The central drawer pulls out with space for a bowl to fit, known as a commode drawer.
The drawers are oak lined with fine dovetail joints, no slip is used.

Historical information

Reputed to have belonged to Captain Dempster.
At some point the original top has become separated and a jarrah one was made to replace it using the Regency influenced wave back gallery and shaped side returns.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.493

Item type

Themes

Material

Mahogany (Wood)

Width

85 cm

Height or length

106 cm

Depth

55 cm

Contextual Information

This English mahongany wash stand was originally owned by a settler who arrived in Western Australia.
It was made during the late Georgian period in the Sheraton style with flame mahogany veneer over a pine carcass. (ref: Tim Harris)

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