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Writing bureau and cabinets, from the Australian library suite

BEARD WATSON & CO., Sydney (manufacturer and retailer)
Writing bureau and cabinets, from the Australian library suite
 (c. 1920)

Medium
Oak (Quercus sp.), wood, glass, brass, steel

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Rob Gould through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2016

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales

Inscription
(a) embossed in metal plaque inside right hand cabinet door u.c.: BEARD WATSON LTD. / SYDNEY / CABINET MAKERS (all in a circle)
(b) punched in top edge of drawer front c.r.: BEARD WATSON LD. (. under D) SYDNEY 04511

Accession Number
2015.722.a-zz

Department
Australian Decorative Arts

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