Wash stand
Roberts, Cadman & Co.
(English, active in Sheffield, 1786–1826)
Samuel Roberts, Jr.
(Active by 1784, died in 1848)
about 1815
Object PlaceSheffield, England
Medium/TechniqueMahogany with gilt bronze; silver-plate; painted tin
DimensionsOverall: 86.4cm (34in.)
Other (Overall): 43.2cm (17in.)
Other (Overall): 43.2cm (17in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number1985.20a-c
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1966, Ronald A. Lee, London (dealer); Arthur D. Leidesdorf (1918 -1991), New York; June 28, 1974, Arthur D. Leidesdorf sale, Sotheby and Co., London, lot 135, sold to Simon Redburn, London (dealer); 1974, purchased by Richard Milhender, Boston; March 7, 1985, sold to MFA by Curator's Choice, Ltd., Boston (accession date: February 27, 1985)
1830–40
1790–1800
1790–1800
about 1810–25
about 1780–85
late 7th–early 8th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
about 1790
about 1760–80
mid-19th century
about 1788