BOOKCASE

Creator(s): Unknown

On view in: Second Floor Library

About this object

The bookcase is made from striped wood, sometimes called zebra wood. It is made in three sections and rests on four short bulbous feet. There are two open book shelves in the center. They are flanked on each side by a closed, curved cupboard. The sections are separated by four vertical supports decorated with a delicate inlaid vine.

Object name:

BOOKCASE

Made from:

Cormandel wood

Made in:

England

Date made:

ca. 1820

Size:

83.8 x 135.6 x 27.3 cm (33 x 53 3/8 x 10 3/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

33.43

Class:

FURNITURE

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973