CABINET, DENTISTS

H1986.364

Cabinet, dentists. Tall, wooden, ornately designed multi-drawered and shelved instrument cabinet with ornate fretwork and brass fittings. Plain bevel edged panels at sides, arabesque designs to front panels and curved top edge. Turned wooden pillars support 2 curved shelves in upper corners surrounding rectangular bevel edged mirror. Immediately below this is a large plain rectangular shelf below which are on the left a 'swing out' section of 9 pivoted instrument drawers attached by ornate brass fittings to central brass rod and on the right a recessed shelving cubicle. This has a lockable roll door covering and ornate fretwork surround. This shelving cubicle rests immediately above a lockable waist high rectangular, leather topped fold out desk which opens to reveal a compartmentalised shelving area at the rear. The lower half of the cabinet consists of a stack of 6 bevel edged drawers on the left side and another set of 5 pivoted tray-like draws above a deep pull out draw on the right. The latter are also covered by a lockable roll-door. Plaque on front bears manufacturer's name: 'THE HARVARD CO. CANTON OHIO'.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H1986.364
Accession Date: 3 Jul 1986

Material

Wood/Wood0 - Whole
Brass/Metal0 - Whole
Steel/Metal0 - Whole

Measurement

height960mm
length386mm
width725mm

 


 

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