Image of Gallery in South Kensington
Not currently on display at the V&A
On display at Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest), London

Reading Stand

1765-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
William France (cabinetmaker)
Place of origin
England (made)

On loan to Kenwood House.


Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Reading stand
Materials and techniques
carved mahogany
Mahogany
Carving
Brief description
Reading stand of mahogany, made by William France for the library at Kenwood House. English, 1765-75.
Physical description
Reading table of carved mahogany, with a square top resting on a tripod stand terminating in scroll feet. The top is hinged in the middle and can be raised to form a slope. In the square framework below the top are four drawers, two if which have compartments for pen and ink. The column supporting the top has four pierced scroll brackets.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.2cm
  • Length: 66cm
  • Width: 65.4cm
Summary
On loan to Kenwood House.
Bibliographic references
  • This object is referenced under 'English Eighteenth Century Furniture' in Country Life, June 11th 1938
  • Laura Houliston, 'New Light on the Display of Furniture at Kenwood', in Furniture History, vol. L, pp. 277-96, illustrated on p. 289.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Fifty Masterpiece of Woodwork. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1955, no.44
  • Ralph Edwards and Margaret Jourdain, Georgian Cabinet-Makers (London: Country Life Ltd, 1944), p.58 and plate 140.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.202-1923

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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