Object Detail
Description
bureau bookcase in two stages, cross-banded and inlaid with double domed top, the cupboard enclosed with mirrored doors, the interior of the sloped front bureau fitted with pigeon holes, drawers a cupboard and a storage well below the sliding writing surface; the chest is mounted on square bracket feet, original brass mounts and drops. Originally would have had bun feet. Probably originally had candle slides, there being evidence of this below the mirrored door section. The mirror on such pieces of furniture was intended to reflect light from the candle.
Maker and role
furniture maker: unknown
Production place
England
Production date
circa 1690-1700
Media description
Walnut veneer, glass, mirror
Measurements
2015 x 850 x 525 mm
Credit line
Foundation Collection, 1989
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A0122
TJC reference number
127
