Book holder
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Dalbergia nigra, Rosewood [dalbergia nigra], Satinwood
Measurements
20 x 280 x 126 mm
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 546199
Summary
Tunbridge Ware rosewood extending book holder. Arched ends with central satinwood fields inlaid with tessellated sprays of flowers. Geometric tessellated mosaic around edge of ends. Ends hinged to base, with central sliding shelf. Inscribed - Tunbridge book shelf £3 D Care 2 tiny bits of wood stuck at edge (label on base)
Provenance
An item from the Pamela Ward Collection, left to the National Trust in Miss Ward's will in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
Tunbridge book shelf £3 D Care 2 tiny bits of wood stuck at edge. (label on base)