Not currently on display at the V&A

Bureau Bookcase

ca. 1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Walnut veneered writing bureau with mirror doors

Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Bureau bookcase
Parts
This object consists of 8 parts.

  • Bureau
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Base
  • Cabinet
  • Keys
Materials and techniques
Walnut
Mirror Glass
Veneering
Brief description
Bureau bookcase, English, ca. 1720
Physical description
Walnut veneered writing bureau with mirror doors
Dimensions
  • Height: 210cm (approximate)
  • Depth: 60cm
  • Width: 102cm
Object history
Notes from R.P.s
56/3212 Mrs Margaret Duff
59/2421 Leeds City Art Gallery
60/3528 now in VA/160/45 part 5

Nothing re. provenance on Duff file

From 1959 the piece was on long loan to Temple Newsam House, Leeds, until at least 1971.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.5:1-1957

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Record createdMarch 1, 2007
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O132495/bureau-bookcase-unknown/
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