31/1991

Collection

Furniture

Brief description

Walnut veneered side cabinet with velvet-lined shelves, manufactured by T.H. Filmers and Sons in London in c.1880.

Object name

credenza
side cabinet

Object number

31/1991

Production organisation

T.H. Filmers and Sons (manufacturer)

Production date

c.1880 (manufactured)

Production place

London (manufactured)

Period

Victorian (1837-1901)

Material

walnut
brass
glass
deal

Technique

joined
inlaid
veneered
cast
glazed
lined
incised

Physical description

Walnut side cabinet or credenza with a serpentine form breakfront (undulating front with a projecting central section). The moulded top has a coved frieze and an inlaid, panelled central door enclosing velvet lined shelves. The central door is flanked either side by half-round columns with metal mounts at the top and bottom and clear glazed serpentine doors enclosing velvet-lined shelves. There is an impressed metal plaque recording the name and address of the manufacturer on the inside of the central cupboard.

Dimensions

Height: 135cm
Width: 152.5cm
Depth: 42.5cm

Website keywords

storage
living room furniture

Label

Label text, Geffrye Museum, date unknown:
Side cabinet, burr-walnut veneer inlaid with boxwood, with brass mounts and glazed side panels, manufactured by T.H. Filmers and Sons, 23 Berners Street and Oxford Street, London, c1860.

Label text for 1870 Period Room (Room 6), Geffrye Museum, 2010:
Cabinet
With more and more possessions, people needed furniture suitable for their storage and display. This type of cabinet provided a cupboard, sideboard and glazed shelving in one neat and convenient piece.
Walnut veneer with brass mounts, made by TH Filmers and Sons, London, c1860