Kneehole desk
Thomas Hopper (1776 - 1856)
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Oak, ebony and slate.
Measurements
795 x 1360 x 780 mm
Collection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1420749
Summary
Kneehole desk. A double-sided, oak, kneehole, neo-Norman pedestal desk, designed by Thomas Hopper, with six drawers and two cupboards. There are ebony knobs to the drawers and oak knobs to the cupboards, one of which is missing. The arched kneehole is decorated with 'fishscale' spandrels and a plain frieze, and there is a black slate top.
Makers and roles
Thomas Hopper (1776 - 1856), designer