FDA-A.974-2020
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.974-2020
Object type
Identification
Title
Birley Common Room Desk
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Large carved wood desk or games table; rectangular form with blue faux leather inset top; frieze carved with scrolling leaves, and foliate carved legs
Description
Dimensions
height: 760mm
width: 2440mm
depth: 1160mm
width: 2440mm
depth: 1160mm
Material
oak
pine
pine
Physical description
Large carved oak desk; with a rectangular top inset with a later blue leather writing surface within a scrolling acanthus border, the frieze centred by a raised block with a stylised lily flanked by a running band of acanthus with a block at each end, on foliate carved disc turned legs and flattened bun feet; with iron fixings beneath the top
Production
Date
1860-1880
