Bureau
1945-1955 (made)
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This is an example of small workshop furniture production in the Arts and Crafts style. It was made in the workshop of Stanley Webb Davies, an Oxford history graduate who trained as a cabinet maker in Romney Green's workshop in Christchurch, Hampshire. By 1926 Stanley Webb Davies had established his own workshop at Windermere, in the Lake District. Here he worked with a team of between three and seven assistants until he retired in1961.
Davies designed and made domestic and ecclesiastical furniture, presentation pieces, and items for boardrooms and offices. Most of his work was made to commission. This bureau was made for his own use and he bequeathed it to the Museum on his death.
Davies designed and made domestic and ecclesiastical furniture, presentation pieces, and items for boardrooms and offices. Most of his work was made to commission. This bureau was made for his own use and he bequeathed it to the Museum on his death.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 9 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Oak, with pine drawer linings and handles possibly of ebony, with carving |
| Brief description | Oak bureau with fall front and seven drawers, supported on four short legs; made by Stanley Webb Davies in the Lake District, 1945-1955 |
| Physical description | Oak bureau with fall front, supported on four short legs. The lower parts contains seven drawers.The handles are of ebony. The edges of the fall front and front edges of the carcase either side of the drawers are decorated with simple carving. The tenons of drawer-linings show through in the side panels to decorative effect. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Stanley Webb Davies |
| Summary | This is an example of small workshop furniture production in the Arts and Crafts style. It was made in the workshop of Stanley Webb Davies, an Oxford history graduate who trained as a cabinet maker in Romney Green's workshop in Christchurch, Hampshire. By 1926 Stanley Webb Davies had established his own workshop at Windermere, in the Lake District. Here he worked with a team of between three and seven assistants until he retired in1961. Davies designed and made domestic and ecclesiastical furniture, presentation pieces, and items for boardrooms and offices. Most of his work was made to commission. This bureau was made for his own use and he bequeathed it to the Museum on his death. |
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| Accession number | W.142-1978 |
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| Record created | May 8, 2006 |
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