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Description: | Collection of English furniture and china. Walnut and fruitwood furniture of the later 17th and early/mid 18th century. Two suites of dining chairs of the late 18th and early 19th century, painted ebonised and gilt. Good selection of english and French clocks, longcase, bracket and mantal, from 17th to 20th century. Some 18th century Dutch Delft and english table glass.
A wedgewood plaque - a wedding gift from Godfrey Wedgewood, a cousin in 1898.
Some items realting to the music tradition at Gunby Hall, connections wiht Ralph Vaughan Willima (a cousin)
Local significance and international interest | Subjects: | Horology Ceramics Decorative arts Furniture Music Clocks Glass Musical instruments | Temporal: | 20th century - early 1900-1930 18th century - late 1776-1799 18th century - mid 1730-1775 19th century - early 1800-1836 18th century - early 1700-1730 17th century - late 1676-1699 | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 01909 486 377 | Telephone: | 01909 486 411 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:4182 | Go to resource |
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