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Description: | Comprises a large collection of furniture of the 17th-19th centuries, mainly acquired as part of the R A Tatton Bequest of house and contents in 1922 and including the Cromwell Bed and Shovelboard table. There is a 130-piece glassware collection, predominantly 17th-19th century. Most notable of the decorative art is the Leeds Pottery Creamware Collection which includes plain, painted, printed and other decorated Creamware, totalling over 250 pieces and donated in 1934 by Robert Grey Tatton. There is also a small collection of ceramic commemorative ware and other items such as silverware, ivory ornaments and pewter mugs. | Subjects: | Decorative & Applied Arts | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Astley Park
Chorley,
PR7 1NP | FAX: | 01257 515 556 | Telephone: | 01257 515 555 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:1487 | Go to resource |
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