Kneehole desk
Thomas Hopper (1776 - 1856)
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
oak desk with marble top
Measurements
805 x 1340 x 770 mm
Collection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1420833
Summary
Kneehole desk. Double-sided oak kneehole neo Norman pedestal desk designed by Hopper, with 6 drawers and 2 cupboards with oak knobs and escutcheons Mottled grey/ brown polished Penmon marble top above an arcaded frieze. The kneehole decorated with 'fishscale' spandrels and 2 deeply carved and applied grotesque heads each side. MODEL A. (Previously PEN/F/355 a-m)
Makers and roles
Thomas Hopper (1776 - 1856), designer