Bookcase
Decorative Arts
CULTURE
British
MEDIUM
Calamander and zebrawood inlaid on oak and deal
DATES
ca. 1820
DIMENSIONS
Overall: 36 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (92.7 x 54.6 x 21.6 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
no marks
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
ACCESSION NUMBER
68.202.13
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Estate of Mary Hayward Weir
RIGHTS STATEMENT
Creative Commons-BY
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CAPTION
British. Bookcase, ca. 1820. Calamander and zebrawood inlaid on oak and deal, Overall: 36 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (92.7 x 54.6 x 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Mary Hayward Weir, 68.202.13. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 68.202.13_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 68.202.13_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Marble top; ormolu fittings. Regency style. Rectangular grey marble top with turreted front corners fitted with open arcaded three-quarter gallery. Top surmounts frieze section with inlaid panels on front and sides; ormolu moldings. Turreted corners. Central , large section with single rectangular drawer in front; center panel lined with pleated peach-colored silk, framed with ormolu moldigns veneered stiles and rails. Flanked on either side by tubular ormolu stiles with acanthus bracelets in center and capping terminals. Four turned ebonized feet capped with ormolu cups. Interior with two adjustable shelves with cross-banded veneer and ormolu strips in front.
Condition: Good. Feet delicate; show signs of repair. About eight chips of inlay missing (small). Former repairs.
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