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Cabinet: M.22-1972

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Designer: Talbert, Bruce James (Probably)

Entities

Categories

Description

Pine cabinet with carved and inlaid decoration, and scrolled wrought iron mounts.

Notes

History note: Charles and Lavinia Handley-Read; Thomas Stainton, executor of the Handley-Read estate

Legal notes

Purchased with the Perceval Fund, and a contribution from the Victoria and Albert Museum Grant-in-Aid Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 228.6 cm
Width: 127.0 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1972-10-19) by Stainton, Thomas

Dating

19th Century, Late#
Victoria I
Production date: circa AD 1870

School or Style

Gothic Revival
Victorian

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Mounts composed of iron
Carcase composed of pine
Lower Part Depth 68.8 cm

Techniques used in production

Inlay
Carving

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.22-1972
Primary reference Number: 98141
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 11 August 2016 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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