Not currently on display at the V&A

Bookcase

1913 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Four-sided revolving bookcase in English Walnut; designed and made by Sydney Barnsley; English, 1913


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Walnut banded with ebony and holly
Brief description
Four-sided revolving bookcase in English Walnut; designed and made by Sydney Barnsley; English, 1913
Physical description
Four-sided revolving bookcase in English Walnut; designed and made by Sydney Barnsley; English, 1913
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.438ft
  • Width: 2ft
  • Length: 2ft
Credit line
Given by Mrs. St. John Hornby
Object history
Object sampling carried out by Jo Darrah, V&A Science; drawer/slide reference 4/1 and 6/2.
Bibliographic reference
Noel Carrington, 'Modern Furniture for the Collector', p.495
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.63-1959

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Record createdMarch 12, 2007
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