Caption

Bedside table with toilet, 4th quarter of the 18th century, England. Bedstand with toilet: tambour door in the upper section and a pull-out section below 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. A blind consisting of two parts that slide sideways, with small brass knobs. Function: piece of furniture for hygiene. Height 82 cm, width 59.2 cm, depth 45 cm., A wooden piece of furniture with a polished dark brown finish is shown from above, featuring a top surface with raised edges and rounded corner posts, a middle section with a pair of vertically ribbed doors, and a lower pull-out drawer opened to reveal a circular cutout in a framed panel; the drawer front has a metallic colored handle with a curved design, and the piece stands on straight legs against a gray background, with visible colors including dark brown, lighter brown wood tones, metallic brass, and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_328

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75.6Mb (2.1Mb) / 14.7in x 20.0in / 4403 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bedside table toilet 4th quarter 18th century England Bedstand tambour door upper section 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 blind consisting two parts slide sideways small brass knobs Function piece furniture hygiene Height 82 cm width 59.2 cm depth 45 cm wooden piece polished dark brown finish shown featuring top surface raised edges rounded corner posts middle section pair vertically ribbed doors lower pull- drawer opened reveal circular cutout framed panel drawer front metallic colored curved design piece stands straight legs gray background visible colors dark brown lighter brown wood tones metallic brass gray.