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Formerly at St. Gile's House, Dorset, this commode has been attributed to several London cabinetmakers, including Chippendale, but its maker remains unknown. The top, a modern replacement, was originally veneered with pictorial marquetry.
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Title: Commode
Date: ca. 1771–73
Culture: British
Medium: Pine and oak veneered with satinwood, tulipwood, ash, thuya and other woods, ivory; gilt bronze
Dimensions: Overall: 37 × 59 7/8 × 25 3/8 in. (94 × 152.1 × 64.5 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Purchase, Morris Loeb Bequest, 1955
Accession Number: 55.114
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