Caption

Bedside table with toilet, 4th quarter of the 18th century, England. Bedstand with toilet: upper section with a two-part sliding tambour door with small brass knobs; below is a pull-out section with a circular opening for a bedside chamber pot with a lid. Supported by four angular stand-up legs; front legs divided diagonally in half, the front half connected to the front, wavy-cut board of the pull-out section at the bottom. Pull-out handle of gilded brass. Opening cover turned, recessed in the center with a round handle. Front and side walls of the body have wavy-cut tops with oval openings handles. Function: piece of furniture for hygiene. Dimensions: height 82 cm, width 59.2 cm, depth 45 cm., A wooden piece of furniture with a reddish-brown finish standing on four straight legs, featuring a raised tray-like top with curved cutouts and a small oval handle opening, a central compartment with a pair of vertically ribbed sliding doors in a darker brown, and a lower drawer with a brass-colored curved handle; the wood shows a polished surface and some worn areas, and the background is a neutral light color.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_319

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Rights managed

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79.1Mb (2.9Mb) / 15.4in x 20.0in / 4608 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bedside table toilet 4th quarter 18th century England Bedstand upper section two-part sliding tambour door small brass knobs pull- section circular opening bedside chamber pot lid Supported four angular stand-up legs front legs divided diagonally half front half connected front wavy-cut board bottom Pull- handle gilded brass Opening cover turned recessed center round handle Front side walls body wavy-cut tops oval openings handles Function piece furniture hygiene Dimensions height 82 cm width 59.2 cm depth 45 cm wooden piece reddish-brown finish standing four straight legs featuring raised tray- top curved cutouts small oval handle opening central compartment pair vertically ribbed doors darker brown lower drawer brass-colored curved wood polished surface worn areas background neutral light color.