Description
the reeded cornice above a bevelled mirror plate cupboard door flanked by a panelled carved with stylised foliate motifs above three drawers and a lower apron drawer, with panelled side, the right side with one lateral drop flap with pierced brackets, all raised on turned legs
Dimensions
122cm wide, 217cm high, 61cm deep
Footnote
Literature: Soros, Susan 'The Secular Furniture of E.W. Godwin', Yale 1999, p. 225, no. 366 illus.
Note: A similar wardrobe in deal is illustrated in William Watt, Art Furniture from 'Designs by E.W. Godwin', F. S. A., London, 1877, pl. 16. Priced at £18.18s0d., the wardrobe had minimal decoration and was described in the brochure as "usually enough (space) for a gentleman whose means were limited." Presumably this is a more expensive version in walnut with single folding shelf and carved details, however the layout of the panelling, drawers and cupboards are identical to the example in the brochure.