Miniature bookcase
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1900
Materials
Mahogany, satinwood, glass
Measurements
45.2 cm (H); 50.8 cm (W); 18.1 cm (D)
Place of origin
England
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Lamb House, Rye, East Sussex
NT 204063
Summary
A small satinwood crossbanded mahogany book cabinet, English, circa 1900. With a single astragal glazed door.
Provenance
Lamb House was presented to the National Trust in 1950 by the widow of Henry James's nephew and heir, Henry James, Jr, "to be preserved as an enduring symbol of the ties that unite the British and American people." Listed in the Inventory of Contents of the Oak Parlour, Hall and Telephone Room, Lamb House, Rye, Sussex, January 1975.