FDA-A.2088-2020
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.2088-2020
Object type
Identification
Title
Villiers Refectory Tables
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
SET OF THREE REFECTORY TABLES; rectangular top in three sections, with curved corners, with a border of African walnut, turned tapering legs with metal caps
Comments
William Graham Holford, Baron Holford Kt., RA, (22 March 1907 – 17 October 1975), was a British architect who undertook at least three commissions for Eton College: Villiers House (under construction 1960), Farrer House (1959) and the ceiling of Eton College Chapel (1957).
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 780mm
width (actual size): 3160mm
depth (actual size): 1060mm
width (actual size): 3160mm
depth (actual size): 1060mm
Dimension note
One of the three tables is slightly small; 760mm high
Material
satinwood
walnut
metal
walnut
metal
Physical description
Set of three East African satinwood refectory tables; each with a rectangular top in three sections, with curved corners, with a border of African walnut, on turned tapering legs with metal caps; restorations
Production
Person
William Graham Holford, 1907 - 1975, Baron Holford, architect (Architect)
Dudley, Edward Alfred (Designer)
Dudley, Edward Alfred (Designer)
Date
1960
