FDA-A.2288-2021
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.2288-2021
Object type
Identification
Title
Head Master's Partners Desk
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Early Victorian mahogany kneehole partners desk, late 19th century, rectangular top, tooled gilt and burgundy leather writing surface, three frieze drawers, kneehole flanked by a pedestal with three drawers, the reverse with three frieze drawers above two cupboard doors, one enclosing a shelf
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 760mm
width (actual size): 1530mm
depth (actual size): 1220mm
width (actual size): 1530mm
depth (actual size): 1220mm
Material
mahogany
leather
brass
leather
brass
Physical description
Mahogany kneehole partners' desk; with a rectangular moulded top with rounded corners and inset with a tripartite tooled gilt and burgundy leather writing surface, above three frieze drawers, the kneehole flanked by a pedestal with three drawers, each with a pair of turned handles with brass escutcheons, the reverse with three frieze drawers above two cupboard doors, one enclosing a shelf
Production
Date
1840-1860
