Canterbury (furniture)

A Canterbury is a low, open topped stand with slatted partitions, and a drawer beneath, sometimes with short legs on casters, designed for holding sheet music.[1] Originally found in England during the 1780s,[2] they were made in mahogany from about 1800, and later in rosewood and walnut.[1]

According to Thomas Sheraton the reason for the name is that "A bishop of the see first gave orders for those pieces".[3]

By the 1860s, the Canterbury was considered a status symbol within wealthier American homes.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bettina Newton (2014) Antique Collecting Understood, pp18, Neil Playfoot, Retrieved February 2015
  2. ↑ John S. Elmo (2012) Room for Enjoyment: The Memoir of a Design Merchant, pp180, Friesen Press, ISBN 1770977864 Retrieved February 2015
  3. ↑ Mary Gilliatt (2012) Dictionary of Architecture and Interior Design, pp409, Pan, ISBN 1743340672 Retrieved February 2015
  4. ↑ Randall M. Miller (2008) The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life in America, pp471, ABC-CLIO, ISBN 0313065365 Retrieved February 2015


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