Kneehole desk
Thomas Hopper (1776 - 1856)
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Oak, Marble.
Measurements
790 x 1340 x 770 mm
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Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1420763
Summary
Desk. Double-sided oak kneehole neo-Norman pedestal desk designed by Hopper. Desk has six drawers, two cupboards, oak knobs and escutcheons. Top is of mottled grey/brown polished Penmon marble above an arcaded frieze. The kneehole is decorated with 'fishscale' spandrels and two deeply carved and applied grotesque heads each side.
Makers and roles
Thomas Hopper (1776 - 1856), designer