Bookstand
Category
Furniture
Date
1875 - 1900
Materials
Wood and silk
Measurements
17 x 29 x 24 cm
Place of origin
Britain
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Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1288180
Summary
A tabletop wooden bookstand, British, late 19th century, the central section with sloped surface and projecting lip to support books, with two shaped ends with two feet, covered overall in floral embroidered gold silk with grey trim.
Provenance
In 1937 Sir Geoffrey Mander and his wife Rosalie gifted Wightwick Manor, its contents and gardens to the National Trust. Sir Geoffrey and his family continued to occupy and manage Wightwick adding to the collection in collaboration with the National Trust. Sir Geoffrey died in 1962 but Lady Mander continued to live at Wightwick until her death in 1988.