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Wash stand

Roberts, Cadman & Co. (English, active in Sheffield, 1786–1826)

Samuel Roberts, Jr. (Active by 1784, died in 1848)

George Cadman

about 1815

Object PlaceSheffield, England

Medium/TechniqueMahogany with gilt bronze; silver-plate; painted tin

DimensionsOverall: 86.4cm (34in.)
Other (Overall): 43.2cm (17in.)

Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund

Accession number1985.20a-c

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ClassificationsFurniture

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Europe

InscriptionsINSCRIPTIONS: engraved on a plaque mounted on the base, "Roberts, Cadman, and Co."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)