M. H. Baillie Scott Inlaid Work Cabinet (c. 1900)
A mahogany work cabinet designed by Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott and made by John P. White at the Pyghtle Works in Bedford, England, inlaid with holly, pewter, bone, ebony and mother-of-pearl.
Baillie Scott was one of the most inventive British Arts and Crafts architects, and his furniture for John P. White combined simple, boxy forms with jewel-like inlaid decoration. This cabinet is plain in outline but its doors carry stylized floral inlay in several materials, with wrought-iron hardware. It is a model for how to make a modest cabinet special: keep the joinery honest and the shape simple, and concentrate decoration in one well-placed inlaid panel.
Mahogany or cherry cabinet with CNC-pocketed inlay in contrasting woods or metal-look inserts; Signature tier.
A custom version typically runs $75–$125 per sq ft, shipped finished.
- Style
- Arts & Crafts / Craftsman
- Element
- Cabinet Doors & Fronts
- Date
- c. 1900
- Maker or designer
- Designed by Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott (English, 1865-1945) Made by John P. White, Pyghtle Works (Bedford, England, active c. 1900/1910)
- Materials
- Mahogany, holly, pewter, bone, ebony, and mother-of-pearl; wrought iron and glass handles
- Dimensions
- 121.8 × 66.4 × 42.5 cm (48 × 26 1/2 × 16 3/4 in.)
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
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