Book tray
Category
Furniture
Date
1850
Materials
Dalbergia nigra, Rosewood [dalbergia nigra]
Measurements
110 x 490 x 230 mm
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Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499603
Summary
A late nineteenth century rosewood book tray. Rectangular with base with marquetry design of a central oval shape, geometrical and in different coloured veneers; surrounded by a number of inlaid bands. The back and two sides are decorated with a pierced and carved design; the two sides are hinged.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust in 1988.