Bureau

Description

Fall-front bureau with four legs, of walnut and sycamore, part of the Cumbrae range designed by Neil Morris and manufactured by Morris of Glasgow, 1949

Museum reference

K.2004.256.1

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Bureau

Production information

Morris, Neil, 1938 - 1974 (fl.), Designer
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Northern Europe
Morris and Co. Ltd, 1884 -, Manufacturer

Date

1949

Materials

Walnut, Sycamore wood

Physical description

Fall-front bureau with four legs; Australian walnut (solid timber and veneer); sycamore trims and lined inside with sycamore veneer; single lock (Yale) at centre of fall-front; retailer's label at rear

Associations

Retailer: Grange Furniture
Previous owner: Beale, G., 2004 (fl.)
Harrow, Middlesex, England, Northern Europe