Not currently on display at the V&A

Bookcase

1780-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mahogany bookcase in two stages. The upper stage surmounted by a simple moulded cornice and fitted with glazed doors; the lower stage divided into cupboards with five corresponding panelled doors. The centre part projects two inches beyond the wings.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 23 parts.

  • Bookcase
  • Bookcase
  • Bookcase
  • Bookcase
  • Cornice
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Mahogany bookcase, English, 1780-1800
Physical description
Mahogany bookcase in two stages. The upper stage surmounted by a simple moulded cornice and fitted with glazed doors; the lower stage divided into cupboards with five corresponding panelled doors. The centre part projects two inches beyond the wings.
Dimensions
  • Height: 261.6cm
  • Width: 193cm
  • Depth: 53.3cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by H. C. Coleman
Object history
AT some time in the 1960s this piece was on long-term loan to Willester House Museum, Farnham, Surrey
Collection
Accession number
W.16:23-1950

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Record createdDecember 15, 2004
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