Commode Dressing

Gentleman s satinwood dressing table in the manner of george hepplewhite.

Commode dressing. Toilet definition a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl usually with a detachable hinged seat and lid and a device for flushing with water used for defecation and urination. See bronchial toilet vox populi commode hopper john lazybowl porcelain convenience. 97 5cm 121cm width 51cm depth 88cm height. Aug 22 2020 explore joey wong s board toilet dressing on pinterest.

John gloag notes that commode expanded to describe any piece of furniture with a serpentine front such as a dressing table or even a chair seat. Toilet medtalk cleansing as of an accidental wound and the surrounding skin or of an obstetrical pt after childbirth. A toilet service is a set of objects for use at the dressing table the term is usually reserved for large luxury sets from the 17th to 19th centuries with toilet set used for later or simpler sets. Pick up st leonards nsw.

That s because it is the only such commode documented or attributed to the shop of boston cabinetmaker thomas seymour. Hepplewhite federal period in america on pinterest. Hepplewhite period satinwood serpentine shaped dressing commode in the manner of mayhew and ince. A george iii mahogany serpentine dressing commode circa 1760 the shaped moulded top above four graduated drawers flanked by canted angles with carved vines on a punched ground the top mahogany lined drawer fitted with lidded compartments a later slide a pin cushion and dividers the sides with engraved brass carrying handles on shaped bracket feet with sunk brass castors the reverse with.

This one is rarer still. Atchison street st leonards new south wales australia. Two superb george iii mahogany serpentine dressing commodes in the. Antique french louis style bombe commode.

A superlative commode in the louis xiv taste circa 1870. Gloag points out that thomas shearer s designs for two commode dressing chests illustrated in the cabinet makers london book of prices 1788 plate 17 are repeated but as serpentine dressing. The gentleman s dressing commode or chest with two or three rows of drawers that are elevated off the ground is an extremely rare form in american furniture.