Table

Description

Small table of satin birchwood with a slab of polished stone, probably Bognor Rock, containing Turritella shells on the top, made for Sir Charles Lyell by Frederick Indermaur, London, c. 1835

Museum reference

G.1990.77.1

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Table

Production information

Indermaur, Frederick, 1835 (fl.), Cabinetmaker
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1835

Materials

Birch, Turritella sp., Stone

Physical description

A small table of satin birch wood; on the top is mounted a slab of polished stone

Collection place(s)

Bognor, Sussex, England, Northern Europe

Associations

Previous owner: Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797 - 1875
Kinnordy, Angus, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

Rolfe, I. 'A Turritella Table', Museum Reporter. No. 19. May/June 1991.