Bookcase
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1780 (and later)
Materials
Mahogany, holly, deal, glass, brass
Measurements
181.5 cm (H); 112 cm (W); 38 cm (D)
Place of origin
England
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Grantham House, Lincolnshire
NT 493427
Summary
A mahogany and ebonised holly inlaid bookcase top on a later stand, English, the top late 18th century, the stand early 20th century. With a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing shelves and raised on a stand with a frieze drawer and square section legs tied by stretchers.
Provenance
Bequest of the contents of Grantham House to the National Trust in 1944.