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] Later 19th-century versions were sometimes taller, and were made in brass or combinations of metal and wood.

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. 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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