On display

Bookcase

ca. 1904 (designed and made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mahogany bookcase with carved and inlaid decoration, doors glazed with stained and leaded glass behind an unglazed rectiliniar framework of mahogany, incorporates mother-of-pearl, white metal mounts, with leather inserts

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Bookcase
  • Bookcase
  • Keys
Materials and techniques
Mahogany, stained and leaded glass, mother-of-pearl, white metal mounts, leather inserts
Brief description
Lower part. English; ca. 1904; designed by George Logan

to Bookcase, 3 new
Physical description
Mahogany bookcase with carved and inlaid decoration, doors glazed with stained and leaded glass behind an unglazed rectiliniar framework of mahogany, incorporates mother-of-pearl, white metal mounts, with leather inserts
Dimensions
  • Height: 183cm
  • Depth: 39.4cm
  • Width: 156.5cm
Dims taken Dec 2009
Object history
Designed for the Rossetti library designed by Logan for the Wylie and Lockhead pavilion in the Glasgow exhibition 1901. Only the bookcase survived.
Bibliographic references
  • Studio, XXX, 1904, p.202
  • The Glasgow Style, Gerald and Celia Larner, 1979
Collection
Accession number
W.23:1 to 3-1972

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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