Music Cabinet
Designerdesigned by
Charles Robert Ashbee
(British, 1863 - 1942)
Maker
Guild of Handicraft
(British, 1888 - 1909)
Collections
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Dateca. 1895
Mediumoak, stained green with well patinated wrought iron mounts backed by red Morocco leather
Dimensions66 1/2 x 27 x 19 1/2 in. (168.9 x 68.6 x 49.5 cm.)
InscribedStamped on all five drawers: THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT LTD./ ESSEX HOUSE/ BOW E.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Adele S. Browning Memorial Art Fund, the Frances Crandall Dyke Bequest, and the Schweppe Art Acquisitions Fund
Status
On viewObject number2006.11
Bernard Molitor
secretary: 1812-1816; plaques: center:1783, left:1774, right:1777
Object number: 27.22