Writing Cabinet
1710-1730 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
On loan to Nunnington Hall.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 21 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Walnut veneering on a deal case |
| Brief description | Writing cabinet or bureau; veneered England; ca. 1710-1730 |
| Physical description | Fall front writing cabinet veneered in walnut (with inlay pattern) on chest of drawers; the front falls to disclose a fitted interior of small drawers, pigeon holes and a central cupboard. Cabinet has bracket feet and is surmounted by a convex frieze in the form of a long drawer. Brass handles on exterior drawers are later. Also comes with a key. The metalware and feet are not original. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs A. C. M. Brownjohn |
| Object history | Given to the V&A's Circulation Department by Mrs A C M Brownjohn, in 1967 [68/630] In 1969 the piece was on loan to Blaise Castle, Bristol. On long-term loan to the National Trust at Nunnington Hall, Yorkshire, from 1982 to 2018 [RF 82/283]. |
| Historical context | Comparable writing cabinets: |
| Summary | On loan to Nunnington Hall. |
| Bibliographic reference | Adam Bowett, English Furniture 1660-1714, (Woodbridge, 2002), figs. 7:25 (detail showing wedged dustboards) and 7:26
Scriptor (1710-30) walnut on a deal carcase. This piece has second-phase construction throughout, suggesting it was made rather later than its external appearance might suggest. The metalware and feet are not original. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.384:1 to 21-1967 |
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| Record created | September 24, 2008 |
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