Coin chest or cabinet; 15 drawers lined with green felt (14 drawers fitted); brass pulls; 2 brass handles; front is two drawers with inset faceted mirrors; probably rosewood; height 26 cm; width 25 cm; depth 24 cm.
Collection place:
England
Culture or time period:
English
Collection date:
before 1920
Materials:
Brass (alloy), Felt (textile), and Rosewood (wood)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coin cabinets
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings and 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
19th century
Context of use:
Made by Turton for Spink & Son, London, 19th century.
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)