Bookcase top
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1870
Materials
Walnut, softwood, leather, metal (mesh and later handle)
Measurements
109 x 101 x 27 cm
Place of origin
England
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Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1147449
Summary
A walnut bookcase, the upper half of a bookcase cabinet, English, circa 1870. With edge-moulded top board above a plain frieze and a pair of doors lined with a wire mesh, and enclosing three softwood shelves, their front edges hung with scalloped strips of gilt-tooled leather.
Provenance
Given by Phillip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.