Toilet set

anonymous, c. 1795

The principal piece of this toilet set is a small chest of drawers with an attached mirror. This example was made in China, though its mirror follows an English design. It was commissioned by the Canton-based Dutch merchant Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest as a gift for his daughter in the Netherlands; her initials are found on the accompanying toilet boxes.

  • Artwork typetoilet casket
  • Object numberAK-RAK-2003-8-1
  • Dimensionsheight 66 cm x width 47 cm x depth 29 cm
  • Physical characteristicsspiegelglas, hout, zwarte lak, goudlak