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Wash stand
Roberts, Cadman & Co. (English, active in Sheffield, 1786–1826)
Labeled: Samuel Roberts, Jr. (Active by 1784, died in 1848)
Labeled: George Cadman
Labeled: Samuel Roberts, Jr. (Active by 1784, died in 1848)
Labeled: George Cadman
English (Sheffield)
about 1815
Object Place: Europe, Sheffield, England
Medium/Technique
Mahogany with gilt bronze; silver-plate; painted tin
Dimensions
Overall: 86.4cm (34in.)
Other (Overall): 43.2cm (17in.)
Other (Overall): 43.2cm (17in.)
Credit Line
John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number1985.20a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsFurniture – Tables, stands, screens
Silver
Silver
DescriptionWash Stand. Flattened cirulcar silver-plated bowl is decorated with gadrooning and three shell dishes applied to rim; bowl is supported on three dolphins with a tap below. Concave-sided triangular pedestal.
Marks
MARKS: on bowl (check)
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)