Card table, from the Australian library suite
(c. 1920)
Medium
Oak (Quercus sp.), wood, wool (felt), brass
Measurements
74.2 × 81.2 × 80.8 cm (open)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Rob Gould through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2015
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
embossed in metal plaque inside compartment c.r: BEARD WATSON LTD. / SYDNEY / CABINET MAKERS (all in a circle)
punched (vertically) in inside of compartment base c.r.: 03816
Accession Number
2015.757
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
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