Washstand
Name/Title
WashstandEntry/Object ID
VC.59.100 a-eDescription
Washstand, rectangular top, with hinged folding cover: steel hinges; sides, each single piece, with brass bail handles; at front, beneath cover, slide, with two brass pulls; small door, hinged at the right, with brass knob, small brass key-hole escutcheon, brass key; beneath this, drawer, matching slide in size and pulls, with pine bottom and sides; legs, which continue straight down from cover, rectangular; interior, with hinged cover open, reveals halves of hinged top may be used to hold toilet articles, as each has three high, one low, side; at the center, opening holds round dove-tailed copper (12 3/4") basin, at either side of the front of which is opening, round, filled with mahogany soapdish (3" diam.); at rear of open washstand, wood-framed looking glass, in adjustable second wood frame, slides up into view, or lets down into closed compartment beneath; in compartment, behind door, funnel for copper basin allows water to drip into receptacle, no longer extant, and provides storage space.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
MakerDate made
circa 1765 - 1780Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
VC.59.100 A-E
VC.59.100a-e